Statistics Canada to publish CCSD research on literacy and poverty Vivian Shalla and Grant Schellenberg, senior researchers with the Centre, have just completed a study of the relationship between literacy and poverty to determine why people with low literacy skills are so much more likely to be poor than those with hig her skill levels. They reviewed a variety of factors that affect the inter-relationship between literacy and poverty including access to paid employment, types of jobs obtained and literacy practices on and off the job for people with different levels of literacy. They also explored intergenerational dimensions of literacy and poverty, paying special attention to the literacy practices of children in poor and non-poor households. The study will be published as a monograph by Statistics Canada later this y ear. Coordinated by Assistant Director Grant Schellenberg, the Centre has invited support from each of the provinces, and will prepare profiles for those who join as partners in this project.
Work is currently underway on profiles for t wo provinces.
The CCSD's profiles also compare characteristics of children in each province against findings for the entire country. The Centre provides statistical and analystical research services to governments at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, to non-gove rnmental and community organizations, trade unions, and others who require social and economic data. Staff also organize symposia on social research topics.