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

APPENDIX 3: ADDITIONAL TABLES

Table A5: Numeracy 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	268	17.8	36.1	53.9	33.8	12.3	259	276	12.4	23.1	44.3	63.5
Food manufacturing	71,100	260	27.1	33.2	60.3	22.7	17.0	249	270	18.3	35.8	53.0	67.5
Other manufacturing	182,900	269	21.3	31.3	52.6	32.1	15.3	262	275	16.5	26.0	46.1	59.1
Construction	140,500	269	18.1	31.3	49.4	38.6	11.9	262	277	11.9	24.4	42.2	56.7
Wholesale trade	56,500	279	16.0	29.0	45.0	35.6	19.3	267	291	3.3	28.8	33.0	57.1
Motor vehicle sales and services	60,800	272	16.0	36.0	52.0	33.4	14.6	257	287	5.4	26.6	40.8	63.3
Retail trade (excl motor vehicles)	144,400	266	20.7	34.3	55.0	31.3	13.7	255	278	13.1	28.3	46.0	64.0
Accommodation and food services	105,600	259	25.4	36.3	61.7	28.5	9.8	249	268	16.7	34.2	50.4	73.0
Transport	72,200	274	16.9	33.5	50.4	33.2	16.4	265	282	10.3	23.6	38.8	62.1
Communications	44,800	274	14.3	35.8	50.1	35.1	14.8	266	283	6.3	22.2	39.5	60.6
Finance and insurance	59,200	294	7.9	23.6	31.5	38.5	30.1	283	306	1.4	14.3	19.9	43.0
Information technology and scientific services	42,900	320	2.5	15.2	17.7	34.5	47.8	306	333	-2.1	7.1	5.4	30.0
Business services	151,000	302	7.2	19.1	26.3	39.6	34.1	293	311	4.4	10.0	20.1	32.5
Public administration and defence	90,900	305	3.9	20.7	24.6	41.1	34.3	297	313	0.0	7.8	17.7	31.6
Education and training	197,200	293	8.3	24.7	33.0	41.1	26.0	287	299	6.1	10.4	26.3	39.6
Health care and social services	194,300	270	19.7	33.0	52.7	32.1	15.2	264	275	16.0	23.4	47.3	58.1
Cultural and recreational services	55,500	278	15.9	28.9	44.8	38.9	16.4	267	289	7.7	24.0	34.9	54.6
Other services	52,100	265	16.4	46.1	62.5	26.7	10.8	256	274	5.8	27.0	50.2	74.8
All industries	1,903,100	277	16.0	30.4	46.4	34.5	19.1	275	280	14.2	17.7	44.2	48.6
Occupation
Managers	207,400	296	7.2	24.0	31.2	41.3	27.5	289	303	4.0	10.3	25.1	37.3
Science professionals	68,000	326	1.6	13.1	14.7	31.4	53.9	316	337	-1.8	4.4	6.8	22.0
Health professionals	94,700	298	6.5	24.0	30.5	40.2	29.3	290	306	2.8	10.1	22.4	38.5
Teaching professionals	84,300	299	4.8	23.8	28.6	43.3	28.1	290	308	1.4	8.1	19.9	37.3
Other professionals	92,600	316	3.3	12.4	15.7	39.8	44.5	301	331	-0.3	6.9	8.5	23.0
Science associate professionals	51,000	297	6.2	22.6	28.8	42.8	28.5	286	309	1.6	10.7	14.8	42.6
Health associate professionals	31,600	286	12.0	26.6	38.6	36.8	24.7	271	302	1.1	22.9	19.7	57.5
Other associate professionals	189,900	286	10.2	30.0	40.2	38.4	21.3	282	291	6.9	13.6	34.1	46.5
Office clerks	195,600	276	13.3	35.0	48.3	36.8	14.9	271	282	8.5	18.2	43.2	53.4
Customer service clerks	66,900	275	12.2	36.0	48.2	40.1	11.8	266	284	6.0	18.3	36.7	59.6
Personal service workers	186,400	254	26.8	39.9	66.7	25.0	8.4	249	259	20.2	33.4	61.2	72.1
Sales workers	93,600	263	22.3	34.0	56.3	32.4	11.2	249	277	13.2	31.5	45.9	66.8
Agricultural workers	128,700	264	19.5	37.7	57.2	31.9	11.0	255	273	12.9	26.0	47.8	66.4
Building trades workers	79,300	272	14.7	32.9	47.6	39.7	12.7	261	284	7.1	22.3	37.5	57.7
Other trades workers	83,000	269	19.8	31.4	51.2	33.7	15.1	260	279	9.5	30.1	41.6	60.8
Machinery operators and assemblers	109,700	243	34.9	35.9	70.8	23.4	5.8	236	250	28.2	41.6	64.3	77.3
Drivers	49,500	254	28.6	33.6	62.2	30.1	7.8	244	265	19.2	37.9	47.1	77.2
Elementary occupations	88,400	232	42.1	37.0	79.1	16.9	4.0	224	241	33.6	50.6	71.9	86.3
All occupations	1,903,100	277	16.0	30.4	46.4	34.5	19.1	275	280	14.2	17.7	44.2	48.6

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