Table D-27 Home environment – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children who were read to daily by child and family characteristics at age 5

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Table D-27
Home environment – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children who were read to daily by child and family characteristics at age 5
	Read to daily
Percent	Standard error (SE)
Total (n=3,887)	61.7	1.07
Sex of child (n=3,887)
Female	63.3	1.46
Male	60.2	1.41
Household income level (n=3,887)
Below low income cut-off (LICO) (level 1)	55.4¹	2.55
LICO to less than 2 times LICO (level 2)	59.4¹	1.61
Two times LICO to less than 3 times LICO (level 3)	66.5	1.89
Three times LICO or above (level 4)	64.9	2.32
Parent education level (n=3,827)
High school or less	53.7²	1.72
More than high school	66.5	1.32
Family structure (n=3,887)
One-parent family	56.1²	2.71
Two-parent family	62.7	1.13
Country of birth of parent (n=3,809)
Parent born outside Canada	63.2	2.61
Parent born in Canada	61.6	1.13
Kindergarten attendance (n=3,812)
Not in kindergarten	44.9³	3.57
In kindergarten	63.4	1.10
Community size (n=3,887)
Rural (level 1)	55.8⁴	3.09
Under 30,000 (level 2)	62.3	1.91
30,000 to under 100,000 (level 3)	62.3	4.39
100,000 to under 500,000 (level 4)	67.8	2.47
500,000 and over (level 5)	60.6	1.70
Province of residence (n=3,887)
Newfoundland and Labrador	91.4⁵	1.50
Prince Edward Island	70.2	4.00
Nova Scotia	71.1	2.83
New Brunswick	74.3⁵	2.14
Quebec	35.35	2.10
Ontario	67.3	1.88
Manitoba	68.9	5.63
Saskatchewan	58.2	4.14
Alberta	71.4	2.48
British Columbia	72.8	2.78
1. Statistically significant and substantive difference between level 1 and levels 3, 4; and between level 2 and levels 3, 4. 2. Statistically significant and substantive difference between levels. 3. Statistically significant and substantive difference between levels. 4. Statistically significant and substantive difference between level 1 and level 4. 5. Statistically significant and substantive difference between: Newfoundland and Labrador and all other provinces; between Quebec and all other provinces; between New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. No other provincial differences were statistically significant at p<0.001.
Notes Statistical significance: p<0.01 for differences between 2 levels of sex of child, parent education level, family structure, and country of birth of parent; p<0.008 for differences among 4 levels of household income level (nominal significance level of p<0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons). Statistical significance: p<0.01 for differences between 2 levels of kindergarten attendance; p<0.005 for differences among 5 levels of community size (nominal significance level of p<0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons); p<0.001 for differences among 10 levels of province of residence (nominal significance level of p<0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons). Substantive differences are defined as percentage differences of 5 points or more. Numbers vary due to missing data for some child and family characteristics. LICO refers to the low income cut-off.
Data source: Statistics Canada, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 2002/2003.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Readiness to Learn at School Among Five-year-old Children in Canada, Number 4 in the Children and Youth Research Paper Series, catalogue number 89-599-XWE2006004.

Table D-27
Home environment – Percent and standard errors (SE) of children who were read to daily by child and family characteristics at age 5

Read to daily

Percent

Standard error (SE)

Total (n=3,887)

61.7

1.07

Sex of child (n=3,887)

Female

63.3

1.46

Male

60.2

1.41

Household income level (n=3,887)

Below low income cut-off (LICO) (level 1)

55.4¹

2.55

LICO to less than 2 times LICO (level 2)

59.4¹

1.61

Two times LICO to less than 3 times LICO (level 3)

66.5

1.89

Three times LICO or above (level 4)

64.9

2.32

Parent education level (n=3,827)

High school or less

53.7²

1.72

More than high school

66.5

1.32

Family structure (n=3,887)

One-parent family

56.1²

2.71

Two-parent family

62.7

1.13

Country of birth of parent (n=3,809)

Parent born outside Canada

63.2

2.61

Parent born in Canada

61.6

1.13

Kindergarten attendance (n=3,812)

Not in kindergarten

44.9³

3.57

In kindergarten

63.4

1.10

Community size (n=3,887)

Rural (level 1)

55.8⁴

3.09

Under 30,000 (level 2)

62.3

1.91

30,000 to under 100,000 (level 3)

62.3

4.39

100,000 to under 500,000 (level 4)

67.8

2.47

500,000 and over (level 5)

60.6

1.70

Province of residence (n=3,887)

Newfoundland and Labrador

91.4⁵

1.50

Prince Edward Island

70.2

4.00

Nova Scotia

71.1

2.83

New Brunswick

74.3⁵

2.14

Quebec

35.35

2.10

Ontario

67.3

1.88

Manitoba

68.9

5.63

Saskatchewan

58.2

4.14

Alberta

71.4

2.48

British Columbia

72.8

2.78

1. Statistically significant and substantive difference between level 1 and levels 3, 4; and between level 2 and levels 3, 4.
2. Statistically significant and substantive difference between levels.
3. Statistically significant and substantive difference between levels.
4. Statistically significant and substantive difference between level 1 and level 4.
5. Statistically significant and substantive difference between: Newfoundland and Labrador and all other provinces; between Quebec and all other provinces; between New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. No other provincial differences were statistically significant at p<0.001.

Notes
Statistical significance: p<0.01 for differences between 2 levels of sex of child, parent education level, family structure, and country of birth of parent; p<0.008 for differences among 4 levels of household income level (nominal significance level of p<0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons).
Statistical significance: p<0.01 for differences between 2 levels of kindergarten attendance; p<0.005 for differences among 5 levels of community size (nominal significance level of p<0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons); p<0.001 for differences among 10 levels of province of residence (nominal significance level of p<0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons).
Substantive differences are defined as percentage differences of 5 points or more.
Numbers vary due to missing data for some child and family characteristics.
LICO refers to the low income cut-off.

Data source: Statistics Canada, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 2002/2003.

Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Readiness to Learn at School Among Five-year-old Children in Canada, Number 4 in the Children and Youth Research Paper Series, catalogue number 89-599-XWE2006004.