Data tables, 2016 Census

STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36), Work Activity During the Reference Year (6), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Immigrant Status (5), Location of Study (5), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details stem and bhase groupings, major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , work activity during the reference year , highest certificate, diploma or degree , immigrant status , location of study , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada
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STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36) Work activity during the reference year (6)
Total - Work activity during the reference yearFootnote 4 Did not workFootnote 5 Worked Worked full year, full timeFootnote 6 Worked part year and/or part timeFootnote 7 Average weeks worked in reference year
Total - STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016Footnote 8 28,643,015 9,282,005 19,361,010 9,626,010 9,735,000 42.4
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,815,975 5,639,245 7,176,735 3,027,750 4,148,980 40.0
STEM 2,864,150 582,975 2,281,175 1,347,150 934,020 44.2
Science and science technology 836,555 181,380 655,180 339,015 316,160 42.6
Physical and chemical sciences 210,060 54,630 155,435 88,705 66,730 43.6
Biological sciences 430,210 84,070 346,140 180,300 165,835 43.0
General and integrated sciences 196,290 42,685 153,605 70,010 83,590 40.6
Engineering and engineering technology 1,380,730 290,685 1,090,045 670,925 419,120 44.7
Engineering 752,465 147,700 604,760 371,125 233,640 44.6
Engineering technology 628,270 142,980 485,285 299,805 185,480 44.8
Mathematics and computer and information science 646,860 110,910 535,950 337,205 198,745 45.3
Mathematics and related studies 112,440 27,915 84,525 50,380 34,145 44.4
Computer and information science 534,425 82,995 451,425 286,825 164,600 45.5
BHASE (non-STEM)Footnote 9 12,962,890 3,059,790 9,903,100 5,251,105 4,651,995 43.8
Business and administration 3,148,050 708,785 2,439,265 1,441,770 997,495 44.8
Business and related studies 3,116,295 701,595 2,414,705 1,426,630 988,075 44.8
Public administration 31,750 7,190 24,560 15,140 9,425 44.8
Arts and humanities 1,424,765 342,045 1,082,725 507,785 574,940 42.6
Arts 573,925 114,660 459,270 211,955 247,310 42.6
Humanities 850,840 227,385 623,455 295,830 327,625 42.5
Social and behavioural sciences 1,450,615 287,970 1,162,645 601,915 560,725 43.6
Legal professions and studies 289,600 53,810 235,790 136,960 98,825 44.7
Law 168,620 30,925 137,695 79,620 58,080 44.5
Other legal professions and studies 120,980 22,885 98,095 57,345 40,745 44.8
Health care 2,040,700 518,030 1,522,675 689,795 832,880 43.6
Medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine (including residencies) 192,090 40,410 151,680 58,635 93,045 44.0
Nursing 756,780 250,135 506,645 229,015 277,630 43.6
Pharmacy and related programs 56,630 10,980 45,655 24,715 20,935 44.5
Health care, n.e.c. 1,035,200 216,500 818,700 377,430 441,270 43.5
Education and teaching 1,057,235 347,460 709,775 374,535 335,240 43.2
Trades, services, natural resources and conservation 3,551,925 801,695 2,750,235 1,498,340 1,251,890 43.8
Agriculture and natural resources operations and management 257,835 47,540 210,290 119,825 90,470 43.9
Mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production 1,954,570 457,655 1,496,920 846,265 650,655 43.9
Personal, security and transport services 985,775 222,165 763,615 388,525 375,090 43.4
Social work and related programs 201,770 41,355 160,410 81,345 79,070 43.8
BHASE (non-STEM) programs, n.e.c. 151,970 32,975 118,995 62,385 56,605 43.9

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.



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Footnote 3

For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Location of study', refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 4

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person aged 15 years and over worked for pay or in self-employment in 2015 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

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Footnote 5

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2015 and persons who worked in 2016, but not in 2015.

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Footnote 6

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year (49 weeks and over) and mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) in 2015.

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Footnote 7

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year mostly part time or part year mostly full time or part year mostly part time in 2015. Part year is less than 49 weeks and part time is less than 30 hours per week.

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Footnote 8

This variable shows a variant of CIP which classifies fields of study into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math and computer sciences) and BHASE (non-STEM) categories and sub-categories. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

This variant is different from the STEM variant used in the 2011 National Household Survey. For information on comparability between the two variants, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 9

The term 'Business, humanities, health, arts, social science, and education fields' (BHASE) includes all of the non-STEM fields from the STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings variant, an alternative presentation of the Classification of Instructional Programs, 2016. This includes 'Business and administration', 'Arts and humanities', 'Social and behavioural sciences', 'Legal professions and studies', 'Health care', 'Education and teaching' and 'Trades, services, natural resources and conservation'.

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Data quality note(s) – Canada

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016270.

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