2006 Census Topic-based tabulations
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Income Statistics (4) in Constant (2005) Dollars, Age Groups (5A), Generation Status (4), Visible Minority Groups (15), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (5) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over With Income of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2000 and 2005 - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (5)
Definition
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Part A - Plain language definition
Information indicating the person's most advanced certificate, diploma or degree.
Part B - Detailed definition
This is a derived variable obtained from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported. There is an implied hierarchy in this variable (secondary school graduation, registered apprenticeship and trades, college, university) which is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. However, at the detailed level a registered apprenticeship graduate may not have completed a secondary school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a master's degree necessarily have a certificate or diploma above the bachelor's degree level. Therefore, although the sequence is more or less hierarchical, it is a general rather than an absolute gradient measure of academic achievement.
Values
- Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree Footnote 1
- Certificate or diploma below bachelor level Footnote 2
- University certificate or degree
- Bachelor's degree
- University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level Footnote 5
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.
- Footnote 2
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'Certificate or diploma below bachelor level' refers to the categories 'No certificate, diploma or degree,' 'High school certificate or equivalent,' 'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma,' 'College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' and 'University certificate or diploma below bachelor level.'
- Footnote 5
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'University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level' refers to the categories 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.'