Workers with low literacy or numeracy skills: characteristics, jobs, and education and training patterns
APPENDIX 3: ADDITIONAL TABLES
| Industry group | Sample size | Estimated number of employed persons | Female (%) | Mean age | Youth - aged 16-24 years (%) | Older - aged 55-65 years (%) | Maori (%) | Pacific (%) | Asian (%) | Born overseas (%) | Recent immigrant (%) | English as second language (%) | Fifth form / year 11 qualification or below (%) | Level 3 qualification or below (%) | Degree (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 358 | 128,000 | 36.5 | 41.6 | 12.4 | 18.8 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 16.9 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 33.8 | 64.9 | 12.5 |
| Food manufacturing | 212 | 71,100 | 36.5 | 39.6 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 22.1 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 17.1 | 4.4 | 12.2 | 38.9 | 72.2 | 10.8 |
| Other manufacturing | 489 | 182,900 | 28.1 | 39.9 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 28.7 | 6.1 | 16.5 | 27.0 | 59.5 | 12.4 |
| Construction | 374 | 140,500 | 14.4 | 39.7 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 18.8 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 27.4 | 66.8 | 6.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 154 | 56,500 | 36.1 | 42.1 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 25.9 | 9.1 | 15.0 | 21.3 | 50.2 | 21.5 |
| Motor vehicle sales and service | 143 | 60,800 | 22.9 | 39.9 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 23.5 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 32.9 | 62.0 | 10.9 |
| Retail trade (excl motor vehicles) | 373 | 144,400 | 61.0 | 37.1 | 21.8 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 30.8 | 69.5 | 11.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 245 | 105,600 | 54.0 | 33.0 | 34.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 21.7 | 35.2 | 17.3 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 68.0 | 15.5 |
| Transport | 188 | 72,200 | 29.1 | 43.5 | 7.6 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 11.5 | 26.6 | 8.2 | 18.1 | 29.5 | 61.4 | 16.7 |
| Communications | 125 | 44,800 | 51.6 | 37.3 | 21.9 | 13.2 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 14.3 | 32.3 | 11.5 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 54.7 | 17.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 145 | 59,200 | 53.3 | 38.5 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 17.6 | 30.9 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 18.2 | 49.9 | 37.9 |
| Information technology and scientific services | 98 | 42,900 | 25.6 | 37.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 50.0 | 21.0 | 25.2 | 3.9 | 20.4 | 61.4 |
| Business services | 387 | 151,000 | 49.4 | 43.2 | 7.9 | 21.6 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 23.4 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 32.0 | 50.7 |
| Public administration and defence | 247 | 90,900 | 47.6 | 42.2 | 4.7 | 17.1 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 18.2 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 33.1 | 40.0 |
| Education and training | 546 | 197,200 | 69.2 | 44.4 | 4.1 | 20.7 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 25.5 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 7.6 | 18.3 | 57.6 |
| Health care and social services | 586 | 194,300 | 80.7 | 45.0 | 5.8 | 22.7 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 28.1 | 9.0 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 38.0 | 31.9 |
| Cultural and recreational services | 135 | 55,500 | 47.8 | 39.0 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 25.8 | 5.4 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 46.2 | 32.3 |
| Other services | 138 | 52,100 | 63.5 | 38.9 | 26.7 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 27.1 | 67.6 | 8.8 |
| All Industries | 4,943 | 1,903,100 | 47.1 | 40.7 | 12.3 | 16.1 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 21.9 | 50.8 | 26.0 |
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