Appendix Table 14: Comparison of Employment Rates and the Proportion of Working Age Population with Employment Income, by Aboriginal
Identity and Educational Attainment, 2001
Aboriginals___________________________Non-Aboriginals
|
Employment Rate |
Proportion of |
Employment Rate |
Proportion of | |
|
Less than Grade 5 |
16.1 |
23^1 |
2ÔÂ |
225 |
|
Grades 5 to 8 |
24.0 |
33.0 |
24.8 |
25.4 |
|
Grades 9 to 13 |
37.2 |
50.8 |
47.4 |
51.7 |
|
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
62.4 |
70.3 |
64.7 |
66.9 |
|
Trades certificate or diploma |
60.0 |
73.0 |
64.6 |
64.5 |
|
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
68.6 |
77.0 |
73.7 |
73.4 |
|
College: With college certificate or diploma |
71.4 |
79.7 |
75.5 |
76.6 |
|
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
69.1 |
76.3 |
73.4 |
75.0 |
|
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
78.3 |
84.7 |
78.3 |
78.1 |
|
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
69.3 |
81.3 |
76.1 |
74.7 |
|
University: With master’s degree[s] |
77.4 |
76.3 |
78.1 |
77.3 |
|
University: With earned doctorate |
58.3 |
66.7 |
77.9 |
75.5 |
|
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
55.8 |
69.9 |
66.4 |
71.3 |
|
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree______________ |
__________59.2 |
________73.6________ |
67.4________ |
_______75.5________ |
|
TOTAL__________________________________ |
__________49.5 |
________60.4________ |
61.8________ |
_______63.9________ |
Source: Census 2001, Public Use Microdata Files
Note: Employment rate is defined as the ratio of persons who were employed in the reference week
over the total working age population (15+). The proportion of working age population with employment income
is the ratio of the persons who received employment income over the year of the census over the total
working age population.