Table:
distribution across characteristics
in a job requesting a high school-level education or lower
in a job requesting a college-level education
in a job requesting a university-level education

percent

total
100.0
12.2
19.1
68.7

gender

male
48.1
12.3
17.3
70.4

female
51.9
12.2
20.7
67.1

age group

25 to 39
43.8
12.3
17.2
70.6

40 to 54
38.5
11.9
21.4
66.7

55 to 64
17.7
13.2
19.1
67.7

place of birth, location of highest degree

born in canada
61.6
8.1
16.0
75.8

foreign-born / canadian degree
13.5
4.7
18.2
77.0

foreign-born / foreign degree
24.9
26.6
27.5
45.9

field of study

stem
29.6
9.6
21.3
69.1

humanities, languages, arts
13.8
21.1
23.3
55.6

social science, business, law
31.0
13.5
19.7
66.8

teacher and related
15.3
8.4
12.1
79.5

health and welfare
10.4
6.3
17.0
76.7

literacy proficiency level

level 0 or 1
6.0
34.1
31.2
34.6

level 2
21.1
20.6
24.7
54.7

level 3
44.0
9.9
19.6
70.5

level 4 or 5
29.0
6.8
12.9
80.3

numeracy proficiency level

level 0 or 1
8.3
32.5
29.0
38.5

level 2
23.3
18.5
23.2
58.3

level 3
42.0
9.3
18.8
71.9

level 4 or 5
26.4
6.2
13.7
80.1

province/region

atlantic
5.4
9.2
12.5
78.3

quebec
21.5
8.1
16.9
75.0

ontario
42.7
12.7
18.0
69.4

manitoba and saskatchewan
5.2
15.2
18.4
66.4

alberta
11.3
13.0
23.2
63.8

british columbia and the territories
14.0
16.9
26.0
57.1

mother tongue

english
46.8
9.1
17.4
73.5

french
17.5
4.7
14.3
81.0

other
35.6
20.4
24.1
55.5

lives with spouse/partner

no
24.3
14.9
19.7
65.3

yes
75.7
11.4
18.9
69.7

has a child in the home

no
32.6
11.5
19.1
69.4

yes
67.4
12.6
19.1
68.2

extent of long-term illness/health problem

no health limitation
73.6
12.2
18.7
69.1

illness exists but is not limiting
12.8
9.7
17.9
72.3

illness is limiting, including severely
13.6
15.2
23.4
61.4

Statement: the proportion of those who reported that their jobs required no more than a high school diploma did not vary across age groups or gende.
Question: which group's proportion did not vary across age groups or gender?
Answer: in a job requesting a high school-level education or lower