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

APPENDIX 3: ADDITIONAL TABLES

Table A4: Prose 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	273	13.7	33.1	46.8	41.6	11.7	266	281	9.3	18.1	40.5	53.0
Food manufacturing	71,100	263	21.3	34.5	55.8	31.8	12.4	254	271	14.2	28.3	46.1	65.6
Other manufacturing	182,900	272	16.0	31.8	47.8	38.9	13.2	267	278	12.5	19.6	40.9	54.9
Construction	140,500	268	16.6	35.6	52.2	39.7	8.1	262	274	11.6	21.6	45.2	59.2
Wholesale trade	56,500	280	8.2	36.9	45.1	38.3	16.5	269	292	1.1	15.4	32.8	57.5
Motor vehicle sales and services	60,800	273	11.6	37.4	49.0	39.1	11.9	264	282	5.3	18.0	36.7	61.3
Retail trade (excl motor vehicles)	144,400	273	14.8	32.5	47.3	39.6	13.1	262	284	8.1	21.5	38.1	56.6
Accommodation and food services	105,600	263	18.9	40.7	59.6	32.0	8.4	253	273	9.3	28.5	47.7	71.5
Transport	72,200	273	15.9	33.3	49.2	39.5	11.2	264	282	8.8	23.0	39.5	58.9
Communications	44,800	280	7.7	34.7	42.4	45.0	12.7	271	288	0.9	14.5	30.7	54.1
Finance and insurance	59,200	293	5.1	21.2	26.3	56.6	17.2	282	303	-0.4	10.7	14.3	38.2
Information technology and scientific services	42,900	306	4.7	12.7	17.4	51.6	31.1	292	320	-1.4	10.7	7.8	27.0
Business services	151,000	297	5.3	18.2	23.5	53.9	22.7	290	303	2.0	8.5	17.4	29.5
Public administration and defence	90,900	302	3.0	19.6	22.6	50.2	27.3	295	309	0.3	5.7	13.9	31.2
Education and training	197,200	306	2.6	17.1	19.7	48.2	32.0	301	311	0.6	4.7	15.2	24.3
Health care and social services	194,300	288	8.0	28.1	36.1	43.2	20.7	283	293	5.4	10.7	32.5	39.7
Cultural and recreational services	55,500	290	5.7	29.4	35.1	45.2	19.6	282	298	0.0	11.5	24.3	46.1
Other services	52,100	274	8.2	44.4	52.6	36.8	10.6	266	282	1.9	14.5	40.3	64.9
All industries	1,903,100	282	10.9	29.4	40.3	42.7	17.0	280	284	9.7	12.1	38.3	42.4
Occupation
Managers	207,400	298	3.9	22.2	26.1	48.5	25.4	293	304	1.3	6.5	20.5	31.8
Science professionals	68,000	309	3.2	13.8	17.0	48.1	34.8	300	318	-0.4	6.8	7.7	26.4
Health professionals	94,700	308	1.7	15.0	16.7	50.9	32.4	303	314	-0.7	4.0	10.4	22.9
Teaching professionals	84,300	311	0.9	13.0	13.9	51.6	34.6	306	317	-0.3	2.0	8.3	19.4
Other professionals	92,600	308	3.0	12.1	15.1	52.0	32.9	300	316	0.3	5.8	8.8	21.5
Science associate professionals	51,000	293	4.6	27.7	32.3	46.2	21.5	284	303	-0.4	9.6	21.4	43.3
Health associate professionals	31,600	295	5.3	23.2	28.5	47.4	24.1	282	308	-1.9	12.5	14.4	42.7
Other associate professionals	189,900	290	4.8	28.9	33.7	47.8	18.5	286	295	2.2	7.5	26.0	41.5
Office clerks	195,600	287	7.5	28.5	36.0	48.4	15.7	283	291	3.7	11.3	30.7	41.3
Customer service clerks	66,900	284	6.5	30.8	37.3	51.7	11.0	277	291	0.9	12.2	24.4	50.4
Personal service workers	186,400	265	15.7	43.5	59.2	33.1	7.7	261	269	10.7	20.6	53.0	65.4
Sales workers	93,600	270	17.0	30.7	47.7	40.1	12.2	259	281	7.2	26.8	36.0	59.4
Agricultural workers	128,700	271	16.3	32.2	48.5	40.6	10.9	264	277	8.8	23.8	42.0	54.9
Building trades workers	79,300	266	15.6	38.8	54.4	38.8	6.7	258	275	8.4	22.9	44.7	64.2
Other trades workers	83,000	266	15.8	37.6	53.4	37.0	9.6	258	275	9.0	22.7	45.0	62.0
Machinery operators and assemblers	109,700	248	26.9	42.6	69.5	26.5	3.9	241	254	21.1	32.7	63.7	75.4
Drivers	49,500	253	24.6	42.1	66.7	28.6	4.7	245	261	14.7	34.5	54.0	79.5
Elementary occupations	88,400	248	29.1	39.0	68.1	26.0	5.9	239	257	20.9	37.4	57.9	78.4
All occupations	1,903,100	282	10.9	29.4	40.3	42.7	17.0	280	284	9.7	12.1	38.3	42.4

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