Workers with low literacy or numeracy skills: characteristics, jobs, and education and training patterns

APPENDIX 3: ADDITIONAL TABLES

Table A3: Document literacy data for all employed persons, by industry and occupation
	Employment (survey estimate)	Results						Precision of the estimates
		Mean score	Percent at level 1	Percent at level 2	Percent at level 1 or level 2	Percent at level 3	Percent at level 4/5	Mean score		Percent at level 1		Percent at level 1 or 2
			Percent at level 1	Percent at level 2	Percent at level 1 or level 2	Percent at level 3	Percent at level 4/5	95 percent confidence intervals		95 percent confidence intervals		95 percent confidence intervals
			(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	Lower	Upper	Lower	Upper	Lower	Upper
Industry
Agriculture	128,000	271	16.2	32.7	48.9	38.4	12.7	265	277	11.0	21.3	42.4	55.4
Food manufacturing	71,100	266	23.3	32.2	55.5	25.7	18.9	255	276	16.2	30.3	45.9	65.0
Other manufacturing	182,900	274	16.0	31.5	47.5	35.5	17.0	268	281	11.0	21.0	40.3	54.6
Construction	140,500	274	13.8	32.6	46.4	40.9	12.7	267	281	9.1	18.5	39.5	53.2
Wholesale trade	56,500	282	12.4	30.5	42.9	38.2	19.0	269	295	0.1	24.7	28.1	57.6
Motor vehicle sales and services	60,800	278	10.6	35.6	46.2	37.4	16.4	265	290	3.6	17.7	36.0	56.5
Retail trade (excl motor vehicles)	144,400	273	14.3	33.8	48.1	37.4	14.4	263	284	7.6	21.1	40.0	56.4
Accommodation and food services	105,600	266	19.2	32.7	51.9	36.1	12.0	257	276	13.6	24.8	39.4	64.3
Transport	72,200	281	13.3	28.6	41.9	40.7	17.4	272	289	7.2	19.3	31.1	52.6
Communications	44,800	285	9.6	31.5	41.1	40.4	18.4	275	294	2.3	16.9	30.6	51.7
Finance and insurance	59,200	302	5.1	20.8	25.9	44.6	29.5	287	318	-0.7	10.9	16.1	35.6
Information technology and scientific services	42,900	317	3.9	10.4	14.3	42.1	43.7	303	330	-2.6	10.4	4.3	24.2
Business services	151,000	302	6.0	18.0	24.0	44.7	31.3	293	311	2.9	9.2	18.9	29.1
Public administration and defence	90,900	309	3.3	14.8	18.1	46.7	35.1	302	316	0.5	6.2	10.5	25.8
Education and training	197,200	302	4.5	18.8	23.3	47.3	29.5	297	308	1.9	7.1	18.7	27.9
Health care and social services	194,300	282	12.7	28.9	41.6	38.5	19.9	277	286	9.6	15.7	37.7	45.5
Cultural and recreational services	55,500	289	9.5	27.7	37.2	40.4	22.4	280	299	0.5	18.4	25.7	48.7
Other services	52,100	277	10.7	34.9	45.6	42.5	11.9	269	286	4.3	17.2	31.8	59.4
All industries	1,903,100	284	11.9	27.8	39.7	39.8	20.5	281	286	10.5	13.3	38.1	41.3
Occupation
Managers	207,400	303	4.1	21.1	25.2	42.9	31.9	297	309	1.4	6.8	19.9	30.6
Science professionals	68,000	319	2.5	11.2	13.7	39.4	46.9	309	330	-1.7	6.7	4.5	22.9
Health professionals	94,700	304	2.6	17.5	20.1	50.4	29.6	298	311	-0.2	5.3	13.0	27.1
Teaching professionals	84,300	308	2.3	16.3	18.6	49.4	31.9	302	314	0.3	4.3	12.5	24.8
Other professionals	92,600	316	3.1	12.4	15.5	40.4	44.1	303	330	-0.3	6.5	9.2	21.9
Science associate professionals	51,000	300	3.6	23.1	26.7	44.9	28.3	290	309	-1.0	8.3	15.4	38.2
Health associate professionals	31,600	295	8.0	21.8	29.8	39.0	31.2	280	310	-1.3	17.3	14.0	45.6
Other associate professionals	189,900	292	7.9	25.7	33.6	43.2	23.2	287	298	5.1	10.7	27.5	39.8
Office clerks	195,600	287	8.0	30.2	38.2	43.7	18.1	281	292	3.9	12.1	32.1	44.2
Customer service clerks	66,900	283	7.4	30.0	37.4	50.0	12.6	275	291	1.7	13.1	26.4	48.5
Personal service workers	186,400	265	18.8	35.4	54.2	35.9	9.9	260	270	14.3	23.2	47.4	61.0
Sales workers	93,600	270	16.7	32.4	49.1	38.0	13.0	259	282	7.8	25.6	39.6	58.5
Agricultural workers	128,700	267	20.0	31.6	51.6	36.9	11.5	260	274	12.7	27.3	44.6	58.6
Building trades workers	79,300	274	12.8	35.4	48.2	39.3	12.4	265	284	7.2	18.5	39.2	57.2
Other trades workers	83,000	273	14.6	34.8	49.4	33.6	17.0	263	283	5.4	23.7	40.8	57.9
Machinery operators and assemblers	109,700	250	27.2	39.0	66.2	27.7	6.0	244	256	21.4	33.1	59.5	72.9
Drivers	49,500	256	24.8	36.7	61.5	32.0	6.5	249	263	16.3	33.4	47.8	75.3
Elementary occupations	88,400	244	31.6	37.8	69.4	25.5	5.1	233	255	22.0	41.1	57.9	80.8
All occupations	1,903,100	284	11.9	27.8	39.7	39.8	20.5	281	286	10.5	13.3	38.1	41.3

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