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| 2 | predicted probabilities of having higher literacy and numeracy skills (level 3 or higher) among off-reserve first nations, metis and non-aboriginal adults aged 25 to 65, various socioeconomic characteristics, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | literacy |  |  | numeracy |  |  |
| 4 |  | off-reserve first nations | metis | non-aboriginal | off-reserve first nations | metis | non-aboriginal |
| 5 |  | predicted probability |  |  |  |  |  |
| 6 | sex |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 7 | men | 0.349 | 0.516 | 0.617 | 0.257 | 0.458 | 0.586 |
| 8 | women | 0.343 | 0.525 | 0.583 | 0.160 | 0.320 | 0.423 |
| 9 | age group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 10 | 25 to 34 | 0.338 | 0.521 | 0.630 | 0.184 | 0.366 | 0.528 |
| 11 | 35 to 44 | 0.404 | 0.606 | 0.637 | 0.211 | 0.495 | 0.530 |
| 12 | 45 to 54 | 0.333 | 0.439 | 0.583 | 0.209 | 0.365 | 0.494 |
| 13 | 55 to 65 | 0.304 | 0.522 | 0.556 | 0.190 | 0.303 | 0.472 |
| 14 | education |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 15 | high school diploma or less | 0.209 | 0.368 | 0.406 | 0.108 | 0.251 | 0.317 |
| 16 | trade, vocational or apprenticeship certificate | 0.349 | 0.483 | 0.469 | 0.214 | 0.380 | 0.411 |
| 17 | postsecondary education - less than a bachelor's degree | 0.501 | 0.589 | 0.634 | 0.315 | 0.446 | 0.533 |
| 18 | postsecondary education - bachelor's degree or more | 0.623 | 0.793 | 0.824 | 0.446 | 0.674 | 0.749 |
| 19 | current student |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 20 | yes | 0.595 | 0.545 | 0.694 | 0.457 | 0.473 | 0.610 |
| 21 | no | 0.323 | 0.518 | 0.593 | 0.179 | 0.375 | 0.497 |
| 22 | parental education |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 23 | both less than a high school diploma | 0.291 | 0.455 | 0.538 | 0.144 | 0.311 | 0.440 |
| 24 | at least one has a high school diploma | 0.360 | 0.523 | 0.614 | 0.222 | 0.380 | 0.512 |
| 25 | at least one has postsecondary education - less than a bachelor's degree | 0.417 | 0.597 | 0.633 | 0.253 | 0.496 | 0.542 |
| 26 | at least one has a university degree | 0.390 | 0.550 | 0.628 | 0.270 | 0.401 | 0.541 |
| 27 | number of books in the home at age 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 28 | 25 or less | 0.287 | 0.459 | 0.497 | 0.151 | 0.354 | 0.394 |
| 29 | 26 to 100 | 0.339 | 0.555 | 0.602 | 0.207 | 0.395 | 0.520 |
| 30 | more than 100 | 0.487 | 0.552 | 0.683 | 0.302 | 0.412 | 0.588 |
| 31 | province / region of residence |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 32 | atlantic | 0.339 | 0.417 | 0.547 | 0.189 | 0.289 | 0.422 |
| 33 | quebec | 0.384 | 0.380 | 0.552 | 0.321 | 0.262 | 0.500 |
| 34 | ontario | 0.432 | 0.526 | 0.626 | 0.192 | 0.378 | 0.517 |
| 35 | manitoba | 0.302 | 0.530 | 0.628 | 0.185 | 0.448 | 0.522 |
| 36 | saskatchewan | 0.259 | 0.367 | 0.597 | 0.160 | 0.268 | 0.507 |
| 37 | alberta and british columbia | 0.339 | 0.622 | 0.635 | 0.214 | 0.467 | 0.523 |
| 38 | territories | 0.173 | 0.357 | 0.596 | 0.093 | 0.251 | 0.463 |
| 39 | employment status |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 40 | employed | 0.390 | 0.568 | 0.618 | 0.246 | 0.419 | 0.530 |
| 41 | not employed | 0.279 | 0.359 | 0.524 | 0.136 | 0.278 | 0.402 |

Question: which sex who has a level 3 or higher has higher proportion within the non-aboriginal population, men or women?
Answer: men

Question: which kind of off-reserve first nations adults has a greater predicted probability of higher literacy skill levels, those with a university degree or those with a high school diploma or less?
Answer: postsecondary education - bachelor's degree or more

Question: which kind of metis adults has a greater predicted probability of higher literacy skill levels, those with a university degree or those with a high school diploma or less?
Answer: postsecondary education - bachelor's degree or more