Data tables, 2016 Census

STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36), Labour Force Status (8), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), 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, 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 , labour force status , immigrant status and period of immigration , highest certificate, diploma or degree , location of study , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Alberta
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STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36) Labour force status (8)
Total - Labour force statusFootnote 4 In the labour force Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
Total - STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016Footnote 5 3,206,050 2,302,945 2,096,105 206,830 903,105 71.8 65.4 9.0
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,436,545 901,325 799,185 102,140 535,220 62.7 55.6 11.3
STEM 354,935 291,315 262,725 28,595 63,615 82.1 74.0 9.8
Science and science technology 100,555 79,260 72,670 6,590 21,295 78.8 72.3 8.3
Physical and chemical sciences 30,850 23,400 20,590 2,810 7,450 75.9 66.7 12.0
Biological sciences 47,275 37,870 35,485 2,385 9,410 80.1 75.1 6.3
General and integrated sciences 22,430 17,990 16,600 1,395 4,435 80.2 74.0 7.8
Engineering and engineering technology 195,910 162,880 144,950 17,930 33,035 83.1 74.0 11.0
Engineering 110,345 93,025 82,770 10,255 17,325 84.3 75.0 11.0
Engineering technology 85,565 69,855 62,180 7,675 15,710 81.6 72.7 11.0
Mathematics and computer and information science 58,465 49,175 45,105 4,075 9,290 84.1 77.1 8.3
Mathematics and related studies 8,515 6,285 5,750 540 2,225 73.8 67.5 8.6
Computer and information science 49,955 42,890 39,360 3,530 7,065 85.9 78.8 8.2
BHASE (non-STEM)Footnote 6 1,414,570 1,110,300 1,034,200 76,100 304,270 78.5 73.1 6.9
Business and administration 341,960 271,605 252,625 18,975 70,355 79.4 73.9 7.0
Business and related studies 339,715 269,940 251,070 18,870 69,775 79.5 73.9 7.0
Public administration 2,250 1,665 1,555 110 585 74.0 69.1 6.6
Arts and humanities 118,095 91,085 84,500 6,585 27,010 77.1 71.6 7.2
Arts 48,790 38,930 36,080 2,850 9,855 79.8 73.9 7.3
Humanities 69,310 52,155 48,415 3,740 17,150 75.2 69.9 7.2
Social and behavioural sciences 128,810 103,705 96,780 6,925 25,100 80.5 75.1 6.7
Legal professions and studies 29,000 23,870 22,425 1,445 5,125 82.3 77.3 6.1
Law 14,710 12,245 11,585 670 2,465 83.2 78.8 5.5
Other legal professions and studies 14,285 11,620 10,845 775 2,660 81.3 75.9 6.7
Health care 243,930 187,760 178,710 9,045 56,175 77.0 73.3 4.8
Medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine (including residencies) 21,725 17,900 17,190 715 3,820 82.4 79.1 4.0
Nursing 93,810 65,815 63,445 2,370 27,990 70.2 67.6 3.6
Pharmacy and related programs 7,660 5,995 5,750 240 1,665 78.3 75.1 4.0
Health care, n.e.c. 120,735 98,045 92,320 5,720 22,690 81.2 76.5 5.8
Education and teaching 121,555 85,180 82,120 3,060 36,375 70.1 67.6 3.6
Trades, services, natural resources and conservation 431,220 347,100 317,045 30,060 84,115 80.5 73.5 8.7
Agriculture and natural resources operations and management 33,120 27,375 25,840 1,535 5,750 82.7 78.0 5.6
Mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production 268,010 217,845 196,660 21,190 50,165 81.3 73.4 9.7
Personal, security and transport services 94,240 73,495 67,745 5,745 20,750 78.0 71.9 7.8
Social work and related programs 18,740 14,810 14,050 760 3,930 79.0 75.0 5.1
BHASE (non-STEM) programs, n.e.c. 17,105 13,575 12,755 820 3,520 79.4 74.6 6.0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

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 2

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 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 whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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Footnote 5

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 6

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) – Alberta

  • 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: 6.1%.
  • 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-X2016251.

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