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HRSDC-Learning Policy Directorate

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LITERACY IN NOVA SCOTIA Implications of Findings

from IALSS 2003

Presented by

Satya Brink, Ph.D.

Director, National Learning Policy Research

Learning Policy Directorate, HRSDC

January 2006


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Key Questions

• What is the level of literacy proficiency in English/French in Nova Scotia?

• How does Nova Scotia compare to Canada, the provinces and other territories?

• How proficient are residents of Nova Scotia in the different component skills?

• How is literacy performance distributed in the working age population of Nova Scotia/Atlantic?

• How do age and education affect the literacy and numeracy performance?

• How is literacy performance distributed in the labor force, immigration, occupations, industries and earning groups?

• What are the demographic characteristics of people with low literacy proficiency and where are they located in Nova Scotia?

Introduction


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Literacy proficiency: the ability to understand and employ printed information in daily activities, at home, at work and in the community. It is not about whether or not one can read but how well one reads.

- Prose: The knowledge and skills needed to understand and use information from texts including editorials, news stories, brochures and instruction manuals.

- Document: The knowledge and skills required to locate and use information contained in various formats, including job applications, payroll forms, transportation schedules, maps, tables, and charts.

- Numeracy: The knowledge and skills required to apply arithmetic operations, either alone or sequentially, to numbers embedded in printed materials, such as balancing an account, figuring out a tip, completing an order form or determining the amount of interest on a loan from an advertisement .

- Problem Solving: Involves goal-directed thinking and action in situations for which no routine solution procedure is available. The understanding of the problem situation and its step-by-step transformation, based on planning and reasoning constitute the process of problem solving. (Only four proficiency levels)

4 Domains, measure skills at five levels :

•Level 1 0 - 225 points •Level 2 226 -275 points•Level 3 276-325 points* •Level 4 326 -375 points•Level 5 376 -500 points

* Proficiency level for modern economy and knowledge-based society

Introduction


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Background information of importance for IALSS results: Nova Scotia

Total population (2003) 936,300

Population/square km 18 app.

Population 15-65 (2005) 652,300

Population 65 and over (2005) 133,600

Population by mother tongue (Census 2001)

English only 832,660

French only 34,025

Non-official languages only 26,510

English and French 2,555

Eng. And non-off language 1,660

Introduction

Source: Statistics Canada

Gender Distribution

Males 458,628

Females 478,332

Population 15 years and over by highest level of schooling

(Census 2001)

Less than high school 232,555

High school graduate 71,335

Trade Vocational cert. 26,475

College education 183,675

University 191,860


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The number of persons (16 to 65) with low literacy rose from 8 m in 1994 to 9 m in 2003 though the percentage

(42%) did not change.

Source: IALSS, 2003; IALS, 1994.

14.60%

24.80% 27.30%

36.4% 38.6%

22.30% 19.50%

16.60%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5

3.1 million

4.6 million

6.7 million

4.1 million 4.2 million

8.2 million

5.8 million

3.1 million

Total: 18.4 million Total: 21.4 million

* Differences at each level between IALS and IALSS are not statistically significant

Change between 1994 and 2003, Canada

IALS IALSS


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Comparisons of provinces and territories based on average scores.

JurisdictionY.T. Sas. Alta. B.C. N.S.

N.W.T

Man. P.E.I. Can. Ont. Que. N.B. N.L. Nvt

Yukon Territory

Saskatchewan

Alberta.

British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Northwest Territories

Manitoba

Prince Edward Island

Canada

Ontario

Quebec

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nunavut

Prose, population 16 and older, 2003

Mean proficiency significantly higher than comparison jurisdiction

No statistically significant difference from comparison jurisdiction

Mean proficiency significantly lower than comparison jurisdiction

Nova Scotia performance


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Proficiency varied across domains and population age in Nova Scotia.

Prose Document NumeracyProblem Solving*

16 and older 276 274 262 267

16 to 65

years of age286 284 272 276

Source: IALSS, 2003

Nova Scotia literacy performance

Average proficiency scores, population 16 and older and population 16 to 65, Nova Scotia, 2003

- Below level 3

* Proficiency levels are defined differently for problem solving


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In Nova Scotia, the distribution of prose literacy proficiency is more favourable in the working age population compared to 16 and over,

similar to most provinces and territories.Per cent of population aged 16 and older and 16-65 at each prose level, 2003

Source: IALSS, 2003

39 40 40 42 37 39 39 43 38 4235 37 37 41

35 39 35 38 34 38 33 37 33 36 32 35

20 20

27 2921

2323

2621

24

1720

20 21 1719

1720

1720

1719

1315

1214

1214

8 8

23 22 26 25 23 2127 26 28 27 26 26 28 27 28 27 27 26 30 29 32 33 31 32 33 34

26 26

4647

1723192416

22

1420

1621

1520

13181719

1217

717 14141014

11 9

100

80

60

40

20

0

20

40

60

80



16-6516 and over


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Nova Scotia has average scores in document and prose literacy at level 3 and at level 2 in numeracy (population 16-65).

Province or Territory Document literacy

Prose literacy Numeracy


Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

Nunavut Territory

Northwest Territory

Yukon Territory

269

281

284

270

273

279

283

294

290

290

234

280

293

271

282

286

273

275

279

283

294

289

288

232

280

296

257

269

272

262

269

270

271

284

281

279

220

269

283


Source: IALSS, 2003

Below level 3 in 3 domains

Below level 3 in numeracy but not in literacy.


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Yukon had the lowest proportion overall (31%) of prose literacy below level 3. In Nova Scotia, 38% of the working-age population (16-65) had an average prose literacy proficiency below level 3.

Source: IALSS, 2003

Percent of population 16 to 65 at each prose level by provinces and territories, 2003

40 43 39 42 42 41 39 38 37 38 37 36 3520

29 24 26 23 20 19 20 20 21 19 15 14 14

8

100

80

60

40

20

0

20

40

60

80

100

Per centLevel 2 Level 1 Level 3 Level 4/5



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Percent of population 16 to 65 at each numeracy level by provinces and territories, 2003

Yukon had lowest proportion of working-age adults below level 3 in numeracy (41%). In Nova Scotia the proportion of working-age

adults below level 3 in numeracy was 50%.

39 38 36 35 33 35 33 35 33 33 32 29 28 16

20 20 20 21 17 14 17 15 16 15 14 11 107

100

80

60

40

20

0

20

40

60

80

100

Per centLevel 2 Level 1 Level 3 Level 4/5



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Prose Level 1 Level 2 Total

% Number % Number % Number


18.8 70,000 31.6 119,000 50.4 189,000

Prince Edward Island 14.0 13,000 28.8 27,000 42.8 40,000

Nova Scotia 11.9 75,000 26.5 168,000 38.4 243,000

New Brunswick 16.6 85,000 33.8 173,000 50.4 258,000

Quebec 15.6 800,000 33.0 1,700,000 48.6 2,500,000

Ontario 16.2 1,300,000 26.0 2,100,000 42.2 3,400,000

Manitoba 12.7 90,000 27.0 200,000 39.7 290,000

Saskatchewan 6.6 41,000 26.4 162,000 33.0 203,000

Alberta 9.7 209,000 25.3 544,000 35,0 753,000

British Columbia 13.8 400,000 20.9 600,000 34.7 1,000,000

Yukon 9.0 2,000 21.9 4,000 30.9 6,000

Northwest Territory 16.5 4,000 26.1 7,000 42.6 11,000

Nunavut 45.8 6,000 26.4 3,000 72.0 9,000

Impact of low literacy in the population 16-65.

Total 8,849,000



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Impact of low numeracy in the population 16-65.

Source: IALSS, 2003

Total 10,681,000


Numeracy level 1 Numeracy level 2 Total

% Number % Number % Number


26.8 101,000 34.3 107,000 61.1 208,000

Prince Edward Island 19.2 18,000 34.8 33,000 54.0 51,000

Nova Scotia 19.7 125,000 30.9 196,000 50.6 321,000

New Brunswick 23.1 118,000 37.2 191,000 60.3 309,000

Quebec 20.0 1,026,000 33.1 1,697,000 53.1 2,723,000

Ontario 21.3 1,759,000 29.1 2,403,000 50.4 4,162,000

Manitoba 18.2 131,000 32.1 230,000 50.3 361,000

Saskatchewan 11.8 73,000 30.2 186,000 42.0 259,000

Alberta 15.1 324,000 29.3 629,000 44.4 953,000

British Columbia 16.7 471,000 27.0 762,000 43.7 1,233,000

Yukon 14.1 3,000 26.4 5,000 40.5 8,000

Northwest Territory 22.0 6,000 29.0 7,000 51.0 13,000

Nunavut 54.7 7,000 22.6 3,000 77.3 10,000


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Good

Poor

The proportion of Nova Scotia residents at levels 1 and 2 varied by 12 percentage points between literacy and numeracy.

Per cent of adult populations performing at levels 1 and 2 in ALL 2003

5043

38

50 4942 40

33 35 3531

43

72

42

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60

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Prose Document Numeracy



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Nova Scotians with high school education score better in prose literacy than counterparts in 8 provinces and territories (16 and over).

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Canada

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Less than high school High school Trade Vocational College University

Literacy proficiency by educational attainment, Canada, 2003

Source: IALSS, 2003



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Nova Scotians have higher scores in prose Literacy at every educational level than the Canadian averages.

Mean S.E. Mean S.E. Mean S.E. Mean S.E. Mean S.E.Newfoundland and Labrador 219 (3.4) 265 (4.0) 286 (3.8) 290 (5.1) 321 (3.9)Prince Edward Island 230 (6.8) 280 (5.5) 279 (5.5) 303 (5.5) 319 (7.9)Nova Scotia 241 (4.4) 281 (4.2) 288 (3.2) 305 (3.5) 319 (4.2)New Brunswick 223 (4.6) 265 (5.1) 276 (7.1) 286 (4.5) 311 (7.2)Quebec 227 (2.0) 262 (2.3) 275 (2.1) 290 (2.2) 305 (2.5)Ontario 223 (4.9) 268 (3.9) 279 (3.9) 295 (4.1) 303 (3.1)Manitoba 246 (5.5) 273 (3.4) 291 (4.4) 293 (3.4) 312 (4.4)Saskatchewan 256 (6.2) 282 (7.0) 294 (3.3) 309 (4.3) 336 (5.2)Alberta 241 (7.1) 279 (4.5) 290 (3.8) 295 (4.0) 319 (4.2)British Columbia 239 (4.8) 277 (4.8) 290 (3.4) 306 (4.3) 316 (4.4)Yukon 241 (7.5) 288 (5.6) 297 (4.5) 308 (4.7) 326 (4.7)Northwest Territories 227 (6.3) 280 (7.6) 280 (3.6) 301 (4.0) 324 (6.3)Nunavut 199 (6.1) 269 (7.8) 241 (8.5) 290 (12.3) 311 (6.2)Canada 230 (1.8) 270 (1.8) 282 (1.7) 296 (1.8) 309 (2.0)

Less than high school High school

Trade vocational College University

Mean prose proficiency scores by education level, population 16 and over, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003

Source: IALSS, 2003



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In Nova Scotia, as in most provinces and territories, the majority of youth have prose literacy proficiency at Level 3 or above.

100

80

60

40

20

0

20

40

60

80


Distribution of proficiency level on the prose literacy scale for youth age 16-25, Canada, 2003

Source: IALSS, 2003

Youth in Nova Scotia


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The majority of seniors (133,600, 14%) in Nova Scotia have low literacy skills.

100

80

60

40

20

0

20

40


Distribution of proficiency level on the prose literacy scale for those older than 65 years, provinces and territories, 2003

Source: IALSS, 2003

Seniors in Nova Scotia


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Average Prose Literacy Scores by Age Group; Canada, Nova Scotia, 2003

288281 278

221

292

258

286

299

287 284

268

225

200210220230240250260270280290300

16-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+

Canada Nova Scotia

Source: IALSS, 2003

In Canada, prose literacy scores decline with age; In Nova Scotia, the scores are slightly higher at every age though they decline.

Performance by Age, Nova Scotia


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Population distribution of proficiency, 16-65, Canada and Nova Scotia, 2003

14.60% 11.90%

27.30% 26.50%

38.60% 42.10%

19.50% 19.50%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

Canada Nova Scotia

Level 4/5

Level 3

Level 2

Level 175,000

168,000

267,000

124,000

643,000

4.2m

8.2m

5.8m

3.1m

21.4m

Number of people by proficiency level

SourceL IALSS, 2003

Over 240,000 residents of Nova Scotia have prose literacy scores below level 3.


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Employment rate among respondents at the highest and lowest levels of document proficiency, 2003

50

47

66

62

54

47

57

90

81

81

82

81

76

81

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Territories

British Columbia

Prairies

Ontario

Quebec

Atlantic

Canada

Employment rate

Lowest proficiency (Level 1) Highest proficiency (Level 4/5)

Source: IALSS 2003

Those with higher literacy proficiency have a higher employment rate than those with low literacy.

Literacy proficiency and employment


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47% of those at level 1 and 60% of those at level 2 in the Atlantic were employed.

47

60

70

76

54

68

75

81

62

7377

82

66

7681 81

47

67

74

81

50

68

82

90

57

70

7681

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Leve

l 1

Leve

l 2

Leve

l 3

Leve

l 4/5

Leve

l 1

Leve

l 2

Leve

l 3

Leve

l 4/5

Leve

l 1

Leve

l 2

Leve

l 3

Leve

l 4/5

Leve

l 1

Leve

l 2

Leve

l 3

Leve

l 4/5

Leve

l 1

Leve

l 2

Leve

l 3

Leve

l 4/5

Leve

l 1

Leve

l 2

Leve

l 3

Leve

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Leve

l 1

Leve

l 2

Leve

l 3

Leve

l 4/5

Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies British Columbia Territories Canada

Document Literacy Domain

% E

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loye

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Source: IALSS, 2003

Per cent of employed population in each document literacy level, population 16 to 65, Canada and Regions, 2003

Literacy performance and employment

Atlantic


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Average Prose Scores by Labour Force Status, Nova Scotia and Canada

267

277

285

273266

292

250

260

270

280

290

300

Nova Scotia Canada

Not in LabourforceUnemployed

Employed

Source: IALSS 2003

Literacy performance and employment

In Nova Scotia, unemployed workers had an average prose score above level 3.


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Level 1

• 75,000

• 4,500 were immigrants

• 56 % were male and 42% female

• 47% were employed

• 14% were unemployed

• Education:

•67% less than high school

•23% had completed high school

•10% had post-secondary education

Main characteristics of people at level 1 and 2 in prose IALSS in Nova Scotia

(population 16-65).

Low literacy performance

Source: IALSS, 2003

Level 2

• 168,000

• 4,100 were immigrants

• 50% were male and 50% female

• 58% were employed

• 13% were unemployed

• Education:

•38% less than high school

•35% had completed high school

•27% had post-secondary education


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Canada

Industries Level 1 Level 2

Manufacturing 445,000 696,000

Trade, finance, Insurance, real estate and Leasing

325,000 951,000

Accommodation and Food Services

189,000 323,000

Construction 158,000 287,000

Health care and social assistance

140,000 409,000

Source: IALSS, 2003

(Population 16-65)

Low literacy and employment

Total:

Persons with low prose literacy are concentrated among certain industries, Canada and Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia

Industries

Trade, finance, Insurance, real estate and leasing

Manufacturing

Health Care and Social Assistance

Accommodation and Food Services

Public Administration

1,257,000 2,666,000 *Number are suppressed, roughly 1/5 could be in these industries


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The majority of knowledge experts score at Level 3 or above in prose literacy in the regions and the territories.

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies British Columbia Territories

Regions and Occupation Types

Per cent Level 3 Level 4/5

Per cent of Labour force population at prose levels 3 and 4/5 by type of occupations, population 16 to 65, Canada and regions, 2003

Source: IALSS, 2003

1 Knowledge expert 2 Managers 3 Information high-skills

4 Information low-skills 5 Services low-skills 6 Goods

Literacy performance- Occupation

Atlantic


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Workers in knowledge-related occupations tend to engage more often in writing at work than do low-skill information, services and

goods production workers.Index scores of writing engagement at work on a standardized scale (centered on 2) by aggregated occupational types, labour force population, 16 to 65, 2003

Literacy performance- Occupation

Source: IALSS, 2003

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

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25th Percentile .95 Confidence interval (lower) mean .95 Confidence Interval (upper) 75th Percentile

Legend Occupation Types1 Knowledge expert 2 Managers3 Information high-skills 4 Information low-skills5 Services low-skills 6 Goods

Atlantic


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Knowledge intensive sectors had higher proportions of adults with document literacy proficiency above level 3. About 70% of knowledge intensive industry workers in the Atlantic had proficiency levels above

level 3.

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


Region and Industry type

%

Level 3 Level4/5

Source: IALSS 2003

1Knowledge-intensive market service activities

2

Public administration, defense, education and health

3Other community, social and personal services

4High and medium-high-techonology manufacturing industries

5

Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries

6 Utilities and Construction

7Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants

8 Transport and storage

9 Primary industries

Per cent of labour force populations (16-65) at document literacy Levels 3 and 4/5, by type of industry, 2003

Literacy performance- Industry

Atlantic


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At least 35% of all industrial sectors in the Atlantic had workers with proficiency levels above level 3 in numeracy.

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


Region and Industry type

%

Level 3 Level4/51

Knowledge-intensive market service activities

2Public administration, defense, education and health

3Other community, social and personal services

4

High and medium-high-techonology manufacturing industries

5

Low and medium-low-technology manufacturing industries

6 Utilities and Construction

7Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants

8 Transport and storage

9 Primary industries

Source: IALSS, 2003

Per cent of labour force population at numeracy levels 3 and 4/5, by type of industry, population 16 to 65, Canada and regions, 2003

Literacy performance- Industry

Atlantic


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Those with higher average scores earn more

Prose Document Numeracy Problem Solving

Male Less than 20,000 270 274 271 267

20,000 to 40,000 266 270 267 262

40,000 to 60,000 289 294 290 284

60,000 and more 303 309 308 297

Prose Document Numeracy Problem Solving

Female Less than 20,000 274 269 255 266

20,000 to 40,000 286 280 266 275

40,000 to 60,000 309 305 290 297

60,000 and more 323 319 307 309

Source: IALSS, 2003

Literacy performance-Labour force


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There is a positive relationship between prose literacy and civic engagement

60

40

20

0

20

40

60

80

100


Per cent

Not engaged Engaged

Civic engagement index by prose literacy level, population aged 16 and older, Canada, 2003

Literacy performance- Civic engagement

Source: IALSS, 2003


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Regardless of level of literacy proficiency most immigrants were employed but were they under employed?

Immigrants Canadian born

Level 1 1,408,000 1,715,000

Employed Unemployed Employed Unemployed

893,000 135,000 889,000 227,000

Level 2 1,234,000 4,595,000


856,000 105,000 3,255,000 381,000

Level 3 1,284,000 6,967,000


966,000 99,000 5,329,000 429,000

Level 4/5 469,000 3,688,000


360,000 34,000 2,949,000 180,000Source: IALSS, 2003

Literacy performance- Immigrants in Canada


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A high number of immigrants at levels 1 and 2 proficiency in English or French have post secondary education.

Immigrants

Level 1 1,408,000

Less than HS HS PSE

567,000 (68.8%) 467,000 (36.2%) 374,000 (16.4%)

Level 2 1,234,000

Less than HS HS PSE

169,000 (20.5%) 423,000 (32.8%) 642,000 (28.1%)

Level 3 1,284,000

Less than HS HS PSE

77,000 (9.3%) 309,000 (23.9%) 898,000 ( 39.4%)

Level 4/5 469,000

Less than HS HS PSE

-- 92,000 (7.1%) 366,000 (16.1%)

Total -- (100%) 1,290,000 (100%) 2,279,000 (100%)Source: IALSS, 2003

Literacy performance- Immigrants in Canada


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In all provinces and territories there is a substantial difference between the participation rates in training of

those with the lowest and highest levels of literacy.

Source: IALSS, 2003

Per cent of population receiving adult education and training during the year preceding the interview, by document literacy levels, 16-65, Canada and regions, 2003

0

20

40

60

80

Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies BritishColumbia

Territories

%


Literacy performance- Adult training participation

Atlantic


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About 53% of workers participated in adult training in Nova Scotia compared to 50% in Canada. 30% took courses, similar to AB, BC and YK.

Per cent of population receiving adult education and training the year preceding the interview, by type of participation, population 16 to 65, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003

Source: IALSS, 2003

Literacy performance- Adult training participation

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Total participation Took program Took course


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70% of Nova Scotia residents have access to a computer at home compared to 76% of Canadians aged 16 to 65 years.

76

6267 70 68 70

7972 74

81 79 77

66

41

0

20

40

60

80

100

Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.

%

Computer access Internet access

Computer and Internet access at home Per cent of adults aged 16-65 who report having access to a computer and the Internet at home, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003

Literacy performance-ICT

Source: IALSS, 2003


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Generally, 16 to 65 year-olds in poor health have lower average document literacy scores.

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Yuk. N.W.T Nun. Alb. N-B Can. Ont. Sas. Man. B.C. Nfld Lab Que P.E.I. N.S.

Poor Fair, Good or Excellent1 16-65

2 66 and older

Physical Component Summary (PCS) scores by mean document literacy proficiency by age groups, Canada and regions, 2003

Note : Orders the provinces and territories by the size of the difference in average document literacy between those in poor health and those in excellent health.

Literacy performance- Health

Source: IALSS, 2003


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Best options for improvement by points gained/lost, Canada and Nova Scotia

-50-40-30-20-10

0102030

Canada

Nova Scotia

16-25 46-65 >HS PSE

Base group:

-26-45

-Those with high school

- Mother tongue English or

French

Source: IALSS 2003

Policy sensitive targets appear to be similar for Nova Scotia and Canada.

Improving Literacy in Nova Scotia

Mother tongue other than English or French

Regression analysis.

* Not significant


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Geographic distribution of people at level 1 in prose in Nova Scotia (IALSS population 16-65).

Low literacy performance


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Nova Scotia - Number of Adults at Levels 1 and 2 Prose Literacy

0 - 30

31 - 60

61 - 90

91 - 120

121 - 150

151 - 180

181 - 210

211 - 240

241 - 270

More than 270

No Data100 0 10050 Kilometers

Concentration of people at level 1 and 2 in prose literacy in Nova Scotia


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Contact Information:

Satya Brink, Ph.D.Director, Policy ResearchLearning Policy DirectorateHuman Resources and Skills Development CanadaPlace du Portage, Phase IV, 3 Floor140 Promenade du PortageGatineau, QCK1A 0J9Tel: 819-953-6622Fax: 819-997-5433

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level of literacy proficiency

points level

literacy performance

nova scotia total population

low literacy proficiency

residents of nova scotia

proficiency levels

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