Table:
landing year

all new immigrants
principal applicants in the economic class

1981
1988
1999
2010
1981
1988
1999
2010

percent

skilled worker and provincial nominee principal applicants
52.3
40.6
51.5
46.6
94.6
90.7
94.8
96.1

business class principal applicants
3.0
4.2
2.9
1.9
5.4
9.3
5.3
3.9

economic class spouses and dependants
3.5
7.8
8.8
19.2
..
..
..
..

family class
25.4
21.2
23.2
20.1
..
..
..
..

refugees
15.8
25.4
13.0
12.2
..
..
..
..

others
0.1
1.0
0.7
0.0
..
..
..
..

aged 20 to 24 at landing
23.0
18.4
9.7
9.3
15.5
8.2
2.8
2.8

aged 25 to 29 at landing
27.8
24.4
24.4
22.2
27.6
22.1
24.0
22.2

aged 30 to 34 at landing
21.1
22.6
25.8
24.4
24.9
25.5
29.1
27.3

aged 35 to 39 at landing
12.0
16.6
19.0
18.9
15.3
21.2
22.1
21.4

aged 40 to 44 at landing
7.2
9.6
12.0
12.8
9.4
13.5
14.0
13.7

aged 45 to 49 at landing
4.6
5.1
6.1
8.2
4.9
6.8
6.4
9.0

aged 50 to 54 at landing
4.3
3.2
3.0
4.2
2.5
2.8
1.7
3.7

less than high school graduation
18.7
17.6
7.0
8.2
13.0
12.6
1.6
4.4

high school graduation
29.6
32.2
22.4
20.2
24.3
23.6
7.4
8.0

some postsecondary education
28.7
25.9
17.8
21.7
33.7
30.5
15.0
20.9

bachelor's degree
16.9
18.6
37.6
32.4
20.2
24.9
52.1
38.3

graduate degree
6.1
5.6
15.3
17.6
8.8
8.5
24.0
28.4

northern and western europe
23.5
9.0
6.6
7.2
35.7
14.5
8.1
9.2

southern and eastern europe
16.6
19.7
16.0
7.9
11.3
13.1
16.0
8.6

africa
5.4
7.3
9.4
15.2
6.8
7.0
7.9
17.4

east asia
11.0
17.7
22.4
11.1
13.7
28.1
31.8
12.9

south asia
8.3
9.1
22.2
20.6
5.6
7.2
20.0
20.7

southeast asia
13.9
13.7
6.3
15.9
5.1
9.2
3.5
14.1

other asian countries
3.2
8.2
7.0
7.3
4.2
9.2
6.7
6.9

caribbean and central and south america
10.6
12.0
7.7
11.7
9.8
8.5
4.6
7.8

oceania and other countries
1.7
1.1
0.8
1.4
1.7
0.9
0.4
1.4

united states
5.8
2.3
1.6
1.9
6.2
2.3
1.0
1.0

french mother tongue
1.8
1.0
1.5
1.7
2.4
1.6
1.9
2.3

english or french mother tongue, bilingual
1.9
1.2
1.9
3.9
2.5
1.9
2.7
6.1

other mother tongue, speaking english
25.6
40.0
55.7
58.0
26.2
52.1
66.0
56.8

other mother tongue, speaking french
4.3
2.6
4.0
4.3
5.2
2.7
2.9
3.1

other mother tongue, bilingual
3.1
3.6
4.6
11.2
3.5
5.0
6.1
16.0

not speaking english or french
32.8
36.4
22.7
11.6
20.8
18.7
12.7
8.3

english mother tongue
30.5
15.3
9.6
9.4
39.4
17.9
7.8
7.4

regional unemployment rate
8.9
5.8
5.5
6.4
9.0
5.8
5.5
6.3

over $50,000 a year
..
1.4
2.4
7.8
..
2.4
3.6
13.0

from $20,000 to $50,000 a year
..
3.4
5.4
12.9
..
3.4
4.2
16.5

from $0 to $20,000 a year
..
4.5
8.5
8.2
..
3.3
5.1
7.2

newfoundland and labrador
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3

prince edward island
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2

nova scotia
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.8
1.2
0.8
0.5
0.8

new brunswick
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.8

quebec
2.1
1.5
1.8
3.3
2.1
1.5
1.7
3.9

ontario
16.9
15.4
13.9
9.2
18.7
13.3
14.6
7.5

manitoba
4.2
2.8
1.8
6.0
3.0
1.8
1.6
7.9

saskatchewan
1.9
0.7
0.7
3.2
1.5
0.6
0.6
4.4

alberta
14.6
7.5
7.3
14.9
15.4
6.7
6.4
16.0

british columbia
4.0
2.2
2.3
2.9
3.8
1.9
1.6
2.6

the territories
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3

montreal
13.2
10.4
12.4
16.0
14.9
11.6
11.3
18.8

toronto
30.8
46.3
44.9
30.5
28.6
47.9
47.5
25.0

vancouver
10.2
11.7
13.9
12.0
9.4
13.0
13.7
11.5

Statement: the share of immigrant men who were economic classspouses was 8.8% in 1999.
Question: what was the share of immigrant men who were economic classspouses in 1999?
Answer: [8.8]