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

• Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15): Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree
• Immigrant status (5): Total - Immigrant status
• Location of study (5): Total - Location of study
• Age (9): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

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 Hamilton

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 year^Footnote 4	Did not work^Footnote 5	Worked	Worked full year, full time^Footnote 6	Worked part year and/or part time^Footnote 7	Average weeks worked in reference year
Total - STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016^Footnote 8	612,630	205,510	407,120	215,725	191,400	43.2
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	279,680	127,935	151,740	66,685	85,060	40.6
STEM	61,515	13,105	48,410	30,630	17,775	45.1
Science and science technology	19,545	4,030	15,515	8,945	6,575	44.0
Physical and chemical sciences	4,925	1,320	3,610	2,310	1,300	45.0
Biological sciences	10,740	1,925	8,815	4,930	3,885	43.9
General and integrated sciences	3,880	790	3,085	1,700	1,385	43.3
Engineering and engineering technology	30,125	6,790	23,330	15,375	7,955	45.6
Engineering	14,105	3,050	11,060	7,010	4,050	45.1
Engineering technology	16,015	3,745	12,270	8,365	3,905	46.0
Mathematics and computer and information science	11,845	2,285	9,560	6,310	3,245	45.7
Mathematics and related studies	2,455	605	1,850	1,150	695	44.4
Computer and information science	9,390	1,680	7,710	5,155	2,555	46.0
BHASE (non-STEM)^Footnote 9	271,435	64,465	206,970	118,410	88,560	44.7
Business and administration	60,940	13,455	47,485	29,700	17,785	45.6
Business and related studies	60,625	13,375	47,245	29,585	17,665	45.6
Public administration	315	85	235	115	120	44.6
Arts and humanities	32,325	7,615	24,715	12,785	11,925	43.6
Arts	12,780	2,495	10,280	5,170	5,110	43.6
Humanities	19,545	5,120	14,430	7,610	6,815	43.7
Social and behavioural sciences	36,860	7,040	29,820	16,925	12,890	44.5
Legal professions and studies	5,515	945	4,570	2,855	1,715	46.1
Law	2,360	420	1,945	1,255	685	46.0
Other legal professions and studies	3,155	530	2,630	1,595	1,030	46.1
Health care	46,620	11,770	34,845	17,085	17,765	44.5
Medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine (including residencies)	4,535	870	3,660	1,665	1,995	45.1
Nursing	16,465	5,655	10,810	5,415	5,395	44.9
Pharmacy and related programs	880	190	685	415	270	47.1
Health care, n.e.c.	24,740	5,050	19,690	9,590	10,100	44.0
Education and teaching	20,440	6,215	14,220	7,980	6,240	43.6
Trades, services, natural resources and conservation	68,745	17,420	51,325	31,085	20,245	45.0
Agriculture and natural resources operations and management	3,600	845	2,755	1,695	1,060	45.0
Mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production	36,415	10,245	26,170	16,975	9,200	45.4
Personal, security and transport services	19,340	4,690	14,655	8,125	6,525	44.5
Social work and related programs	5,275	875	4,405	2,425	1,985	44.4
BHASE (non-STEM) programs, n.e.c.	4,110	770	3,335	1,870	1,475	44.9

Symbol(s)

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

Data quality note(s) – Hamilton

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.5%.
• 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.