selected characteristics of economic class principal applicants in linked immigrant landing file (1980 through 2006)-discharge abstract database (2006/2007 through 2008/2009) and canadian-born in linked 2006 census-discharge abstract database, by sex, population aged 25 to 74, canada excluding quebec and territories
Table:
characteristics
men
women

economic class principal applicants
canadian-born
economic class principal applicants
canadian-born

total
skilled workers
business class
live-in caregivers
total
total
skilled workers
business class
live-in caregivers
total

total

number
337,725
296,025
40,595
1,105
4,917,820
169,680
116,700
7,085
45,600
5,113,155

%
100.0
87.7
12.0
0.3
..
100.0
69.0
4.2
26.9
..

age
45.9
44.8
54.4
43.6
46.2
44.4
43.9
51.8
44.4
46.4

% distribution

age group

25 to 44
46.8
51.3
13.2
55.8
46.8
52.2
54.0
19.4
52.5
46.4

45 to 54
34.6
34.1
37.7
31.1
25.8
35.1
34.2
43.9
35.9
25.7

55 to 74
18.7
14.5
49.1
13.1
27.4
12.8
11.7
36.7
11.6
27.9

world region

caribbean/central and south america
5.2
5.7
1.3
6.2
..
9.5
9.8
1.5
9.9
..

western europe
11.0
10.7
13.2
3.7
..
8.2
7.8
8.5
9.2
..

eastern europe
12.2
13.7
1.9
5.2
..
10.4
13.9
2.3
2.6
..

southwest asia and africa
12.5
12.8
10.8
3.4
..
7.2
9.9
4.5
0.9
..

south asia
19.1
20.8
6.6
5.3
..
6.6
9.0
1.8
1.1
..

southeast asia
7.2
7.6
2.5
69.9
..
31.3
16.3
3.4
74.1
..

east asia
30.9
26.8
62.1
4.7
..
24.6
30.6
75.2
1.2
..

other
1.9
2.0
1.6
1.5
..
2.3
2.8
2.9
1.0
..

landing year

1980 to 1992
28.8
27.8
35.7
31.7
..
33.9
32.6
30.3
37.8
..

1993 to 2006
71.3
72.2
64.3
68.3
..
66.1
67.4
69.7
62.2
..

university graduation
69.1
73.2
39.5
41.6
18.9
56.9
65.7
35.8
37.7
20.3

langauge proficiency

english and/or french
79.1
82.8
51.6
94.5
99.9
86.7
84.3
46.7
99.0
99.9

none
20.9
17.2
48.4
5.5
0.1
13.3
15.7
53.4
1.0

Give a concise answer to this question supported by the table contents. Use the JSON format {"answer": ["YOUR ANSWER"]}. When several items apply, list them comma-separated. The table is captioned 'selected characteristics of economic class principal applicants in linked immigrant landing file (1980 through 2006)-discharge abstract database (2006/2007 through 2008/2009) and canadian-born in linked 2006 census-discharge abstract database, by sex, population aged 25 to 74, canada excluding quebec and territories'. Relying on the table, answer the following: What was the percentage of male ecpas who were from southwest asia and africa?

{"answer": ["12.5"]}