| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | respondent characteristics, 1982 to 1995, first observed (non-birth) and birth parents |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | variables | first observed | birth parent | difference | confidence interval |
| 4 | age | 24.3 | 24.3 | 0.0 | (-0.4, 0.4 |
| 5 | sex | 46.1 | 50.3 | 4.2 | (-1.5, 9.9 |
| 6 | ever married | 10.6 | 11.4 | 0.8 | (-2.7, 4.3 |
| 7 | age, first marriage | 25.1 | 25.5 | 0.4 | (-0.3, 1.2 |
| 8 | age, first marriage/union | 23.4 | 23.7 | 0.3 | (-0.3, 0.9 |
| 9 | age, first child | 25.2 | 25.0 | -0.3 | (-1.2, 0.7 |
| 10 | household size | 3.3 | 3.0 | -0.2 | (-0.4, -0.1 |
| 11 | includes 3 generations or more | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 | (-0.7, 2.0 |
| 12 | includes 2 generations or less | 79.4 | 79.8 | 0.5 | (-6.1, 7.0 |
| 13 | person not in a census family | 17.8 | 16.7 | -1.1 | (-7.6, 5.4 |
| 14 | single detached house | 68.1 | 65.6 | -2.5 | (-9.9, 5.0 |
| 15 | atlantic | 5.7 | 6.3 | 0.6 | (-0.9, 2.2 |
| 16 | quebec | 21.1 | 24.6 | 3.5 | (-1.3, 8.3 |
| 17 | ontario | 38.9 | 39.0 | 0.1 | (-6.0, 6.3 |
| 18 | prairies | 20.8 | 18.9 | -1.9 | (-5.6, 1.8 |
| 19 | bc | 13.5 | 11.1 | -2.4 | (-6.4, 1.6 |
| 20 | rural area | 24.1 | 22.6 | -1.5 | (-11.3, 8.4 |
| 21 | aboriginal person | 2.7 | 4.9 | 2.3 | (-1.5, 6.0 |
| 22 | own education: less than high school | 15.9 | 15.7 | -0.3 | (-3.3, 2.8 |
| 23 | own education: high school | 35.7 | 35.0 | -0.8 | (-6.1, 4.5 |
| 24 | own education: trade/vocational/apprenticeship | 6.9 | 8.4 | 1.5 | (-2.1, 5.1 |
| 25 | own education: some postsecondary | 18.2 | 17.2 | -1.1 | (-5.4, 3.2 |
| 26 | own education: bachelor or above | 23.2 | 23.8 | 0.6 | (-5.2, 6.4 |
| 27 | health: very good/excellent | 72.4 | 72.6 | 0.3 | (-5.1, 5.6 |
| 28 | health: good | 22.8 | 22.5 | -0.4 | (-5.2, 4.4 |
| 29 | health: fair/poor | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.1 | (-3.5, 3.6 |
| 30 | employed | 75.7 | 75.4 | -0.3 | (-5.1, 4.6 |
| 31 | self-employed | 5.5 | 6.7 | 1.2 | (-3.3, 5.8 |
| 32 | living with both parents at birth | 97.2 | 96.3 | -0.9 | (-2.6, 0.8 |
| 33 | living with both parents at 15 | 87.0 | 76.9 | -10.1 | (-14.7, -5.4 |
| 34 | mother education: less than high school | 7.8 | 7.9 | 0.0 | (-2.3, 2.4 |
| 35 | mother education: high school | 26.7 | 25.9 | -0.8 | (-5.9, 4.3 |
| 36 | mother education: some postsecondary | 29.4 | 37.4 | 8 | (2.9, 13.1 |
| 37 | mother education: university | 35.5 | 27.8 | -7.7 | (-13.5, -1.8 |
| 38 | father education: less than high school | 12.4 | 10.9 | -1.5 | (-4.5, 1.5 |
| 39 | father education: high school | 21.7 | 26.4 | 4.7 | (-0.4, 9.8 |
| 40 | father education: some postsecondary | 28.6 | 29.1 | 0.5 | (-4.4, 5.3 |
| 41 | father education: university | 35.8 | 30.9 | -4.9 | (-11.0, 1.2 |
| 42 | visible minority | 24.5 | 12.5 | -12 | (-17.0, -6.9 |
| 43 | born in canada, canadian-born parents | 60.2 | 71.9 | 11.7 | (6.1, 17.3 |
| 44 | foreign-born | 20.1 | 3.9 | -16.3 | (-21.0, -11.5 |
| 45 | born in canada, at least one foreign-born parent | 19.6 | 24.2 | 4.6 | (0.5, 8.7 |
| 46 | number | 1454 | 1607 | .. | .. |

Question: how many percentage points are mothers of respondents for whom a birth parent could be found in the tax data less likely to have a university degree?
Answer: 7.7

Question: how many percentage points are respondents with a birth parent more likely to be canadian born with canadian-born parents?
Answer: 11.7