Census Profile, 2016 Census
Comox Valley, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 146}	56,185	26,955	29,230	3,870,375	1,882,770	1,987,605
No certificate, diploma or degree	8,505	4,280	4,225	601,640	305,320	296,315
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	16,655	7,850	8,805	1,138,565	549,580	588,985
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	31,020	14,820	16,205	2,130,175	1,027,870	1,102,310
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	6,905	5,270	1,635	338,980	250,270	88,720
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	2,835	1,755	1,085	142,935	83,055	59,880
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	4,070	3,520	550	196,045	167,210	28,840
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	11,990	4,335	7,650	700,945	280,300	420,645
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	1,435	525	905	138,010	54,420	83,585
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	10,700	4,685	6,020	952,240	442,880	509,360
Bachelor's degree	6,575	2,775	3,805	622,670	281,020	341,655
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	905	340	565	69,005	28,575	40,430
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	485	285	195	29,110	16,690	12,420
Master's degree	2,285	990	1,295	195,825	94,360	101,465
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	440	290	155	35,625	22,240	13,390
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 146}	33,835	15,845	17,990	2,532,975	1,227,040	1,305,940
No certificate, diploma or degree	3,225	1,720	1,505	244,000	134,410	109,585
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	9,680	4,735	4,945	671,010	330,835	340,175
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	20,935	9,390	11,540	1,617,965	761,790	856,175
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	4,305	3,280	1,030	231,445	172,290	59,155
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	1,770	1,075	690	97,350	56,920	40,435
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	2,540	2,200	335	134,095	115,370	18,725
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	8,525	2,950	5,580	528,805	210,880	317,925
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	890	365	525	99,695	39,205	60,490
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	7,210	2,795	4,410	758,015	339,415	418,605
Bachelor's degree	4,625	1,775	2,845	497,845	219,005	278,840
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	520	140	375	52,955	20,995	31,965
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	370	195	175	22,440	11,665	10,775
Master's degree	1,515	600	920	159,740	73,335	86,405
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	175	85	90	25,030	14,420	10,615
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 151}	56,185	26,950	29,235	3,870,380	1,882,770	1,987,610
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	25,160	12,135	13,025	1,740,205	854,900	885,300
Education	2,965	845	2,125	144,100	34,915	109,185
13. Education	2,970	845	2,130	144,100	34,910	109,185
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	1,255	540	720	98,735	44,465	54,275
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	195	145	45	16,970	12,880	4,090
50. Visual and performing arts	1,065	390	675	81,765	31,580	50,185
Humanities	1,300	540	765	124,600	49,025	75,575
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	150	35	110	15,235	3,675	11,555
23. English language and literature/letters	340	95	245	34,710	10,845	23,865
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	305	110	200	35,720	13,670	22,050
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	15	10	0	585	210	375
38. Philosophy and religious studies	100	65	35	6,710	4,050	2,660
39. Theology and religious vocations	135	80	60	12,275	7,400	4,880
54. History	200	120	85	15,780	8,475	7,300
55. French language and literature/letters	55	30	30	3,580	705	2,880
Social and behavioural sciences and law	2,765	900	1,865	245,990	87,960	158,025
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	20	0	20	4,120	1,060	3,060
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	260	75	185	23,180	8,505	14,680
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	605	40	570	38,070	3,285	34,785
22. Legal professions and studies	370	105	260	38,505	13,545	24,955
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	70	10	60	4,325	1,345	2,985
42. Psychology	570	180	390	43,230	12,480	30,750
45. Social sciences	860	485	375	94,560	47,755	46,810
Business, management and public administration	4,825	1,420	3,405	426,460	166,470	259,990
30.16 Accounting and computer science	15	0	10	775	215	560
44. Public administration and social service professions	555	110	440	26,520	5,960	20,565
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	4,260	1,310	2,950	399,160	160,295	238,865
Physical and life sciences and technologies	1,000	565	435	86,425	46,070	40,355
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	510	245	265	36,760	16,800	19,960
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	145	80	75	19,025	9,400	9,620
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	10	10	10	835	225	610
40. Physical sciences	265	215	50	26,370	18,395	7,975
41. Science technologies/technicians	65	20	45	3,440	1,255	2,185
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	560	310	255	80,070	51,490	28,575
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	390	240	145	62,795	43,900	18,890
25. Library science	75	10	65	5,560	755	4,805
27. Mathematics and statistics	90	55	30	10,875	6,295	4,580
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	0	10	10	835	540	300
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	6,805	6,385	420	427,670	388,335	39,340
04. Architecture and related services	150	95	55	15,490	9,985	5,505
14. Engineering	690	625	65	98,455	81,055	17,395
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	1,250	1,100	155	68,500	60,490	8,010
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	90	25	65
46. Construction trades	1,975	1,930	45	100,765	97,615	3,150
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	1,920	1,830	85	97,720	94,520	3,200
48. Precision production	825	805	25	46,660	44,650	2,015
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	1,010	640	365	50,210	31,680	18,525
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	515	285	235	24,950	13,670	11,275
03. Natural resources and conservation	490	360	130	25,260	18,010	7,250
Health and related fields	5,915	1,055	4,855	322,715	65,735	256,975
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	380	160	215	23,740	11,920	11,820
51. Health professions and related programs	5,355	790	4,570	290,645	48,985	241,655
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	180	110	70	8,330	4,835	3,495
Personal, protective and transportation services	2,620	1,620	1,000	122,855	61,605	61,250
12. Personal and culinary services	1,265	380	885	79,740	24,860	54,885
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	25	25	0	320	290	30
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	135	120	15	1,235	1,120	115
43. Security and protective services	325	275	50	13,935	10,390	3,545
49. Transportation and materials moving	870	820	50	27,620	24,945	2,680
Other	0	10	0	355	115	240
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	10	10	0	350	115	240
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 151}	33,835	15,840	17,990	2,532,980	1,227,040	1,305,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	12,905	6,455	6,450	915,015	465,250	449,765
Education	1,735	415	1,315	96,005	21,035	74,970
13. Education	1,730	410	1,320	96,010	21,035	74,975
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	910	345	560	77,655	34,430	43,225
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	120	80	40	12,710	9,580	3,130
50. Visual and performing arts	790	270	520	64,940	24,845	40,090
Humanities	865	365	500	93,605	35,490	58,115
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	100	20	75	11,710	2,510	9,195
23. English language and literature/letters	200	70	130	25,665	7,810	17,850
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	220	75	140	28,260	10,505	17,750
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	15	10	10	425	170	255
38. Philosophy and religious studies	80	50	30	4,970	2,960	2,010
39. Theology and religious vocations	80	50	35	8,330	4,945	3,385
54. History	140	80	60	11,805	6,140	5,665
55. French language and literature/letters	30	10	15	2,445	455	2,000
Social and behavioural sciences and law	1,855	470	1,390	196,450	67,000	129,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	10	0	10	3,460	845	2,615
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	200	40	165	19,685	6,940	12,750
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	470	25	440	29,855	2,505	27,350
22. Legal professions and studies	265	55	205	31,190	9,665	21,525
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	60	10	50	3,540	1,110	2,425
42. Psychology	310	50	260	33,055	8,845	24,210
45. Social sciences	540	285	255	75,665	37,095	38,575
Business, management and public administration	3,305	940	2,365	335,220	128,975	206,245
30.16 Accounting and computer science	10	0	10	540	170	365
44. Public administration and social service professions	435	80	355	20,695	4,240	16,455
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	2,860	855	2,005	313,985	124,565	189,425
Physical and life sciences and technologies	605	295	305	63,705	32,325	31,385
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	310	140	175	28,505	12,595	15,915
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	105	45	55	13,825	6,570	7,260
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	0	645	160	485
40. Physical sciences	155	110	50	18,525	12,250	6,270
41. Science technologies/technicians	30	10	25	2,210	750	1,460
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	400	220	180	68,660	44,820	23,840
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	325	200	125	56,390	39,660	16,725
25. Library science	30	0	35	3,830	545	3,290
27. Mathematics and statistics	40	15	25	7,760	4,185	3,570
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	10	0	0	680	430	250
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	4,270	3,950	315	310,855	277,375	33,475
04. Architecture and related services	80	35	40	12,110	7,240	4,875
14. Engineering	395	350	45	76,935	61,380	15,560
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	740	630	110	48,690	42,285	6,405
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	65	20	45
46. Construction trades	1,400	1,365	35	72,800	70,225	2,570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	1,170	1,095	70	69,025	66,545	2,480
48. Precision production	490	480	10	31,225	29,690	1,535
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	805	485	325	39,360	23,810	15,555
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	395	195	200	18,965	9,875	9,090
03. Natural resources and conservation	410	285	125	20,395	13,930	6,470
Health and related fields	4,300	780	3,520	244,975	50,520	194,460
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	285	120	160	18,900	9,380	9,520
51. Health professions and related programs	3,875	575	3,295	219,800	37,800	182,000
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	140	75	60	6,285	3,340	2,940
Personal, protective and transportation services	1,885	1,115	770	91,185	45,925	45,265
12. Personal and culinary services	970	300	670	58,820	18,880	39,945
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	25	20	10	195	165	30
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	55	45	10	570	505	65
43. Security and protective services	260	210	50	11,175	8,110	3,060
49. Transportation and materials moving	570	540	35	20,430	18,265	2,165
Other	0	0	0	275	85	185
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	270	85	185
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 157}	56,185	26,955	29,235	3,870,380	1,882,770	1,987,610
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	25,165	12,135	13,030	1,740,205	854,900	885,300
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	31,020	14,815	16,205	2,130,175	1,027,870	1,102,305
Location of study inside Canada	27,325	12,950	14,370	1,625,550	785,340	840,205
Same as province or territory of residence	17,800	8,260	9,540	1,243,905	593,275	650,635
Different than province or territory of residence	9,525	4,695	4,835	381,645	192,070	189,575
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	3,695	1,865	1,835	504,630	242,530	262,100
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	995	510	480	74,030	40,425	33,610
Philippines	115	30	80	56,845	20,455	36,395
India	95	40	55	44,115	22,045	22,065
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	1,160	660	505	58,825	31,920	26,910
China^{Census data footnote 162}	40	10	30	61,840	27,630	34,210
France	55	25	25	4,385	2,360	2,025
Other	1,250	590	660	204,580	97,700	106,885
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 157}	33,835	15,840	17,995	2,532,975	1,227,040	1,305,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	12,900	6,455	6,445	915,015	465,250	449,765
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	20,930	9,390	11,545	1,617,960	761,790	856,170
Location of study inside Canada	19,060	8,590	10,470	1,239,640	589,155	650,490
Same as province or territory of residence	13,055	5,715	7,340	970,485	454,780	515,700
Different than province or territory of residence	6,000	2,875	3,125	269,155	134,375	134,785
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	1,875	800	1,075	378,325	172,640	205,685
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	480	200	280	50,095	26,175	23,920
Philippines	90	20	70	48,935	17,385	31,555
India	65	30	35	36,800	17,455	19,345
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	455	225	230	32,890	17,360	15,530
China^{Census data footnote 162}	35	10	25	53,570	23,445	30,125
France	45	25	30	3,505	1,885	1,615
Other	700	295	410	152,530	68,935	83,595

Note(s):

Footnote 146

Highest certificate, diploma or degree is the classification used in the census to measure the broader concept of 'Educational attainment.'

This variable refers to the highest level of education that a person has successfully completed and is derived from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported.

The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (high school, trades, college, university) is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. At the detailed level, someone who has completed one type of certificate, diploma or degree will not necessarily have completed the credentials listed below it in the hierarchy. For example, a person with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma may not have completed a high school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a 'master's degree' necessarily have a 'certificate or diploma above bachelor level.' Although the hierarchy may not fit all programs perfectly, it gives a general measure of educational attainment.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

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 147

'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 148

'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' includes trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

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Footnote 149

'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' also includes Journeyperson's designations.

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Footnote 150

'Earned doctorate' refers to persons who have completed a doctorate degree awarded by a university. This includes, for example, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). It does not include honorary doctorates.

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Footnote 151

'Field of study' refers to the discipline or area of learning/training associated with a particular course or programme of study.

This variable refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016.

This 'Major field of study' variable can be used either independently or in conjunction with the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable. When the latter is used with 'Major field of study,' it should be noted that different fields of study will be more common for different types of postsecondary qualifications. At the detailed program level, some programs are only offered by certain types of institutions.

There was an explicit instruction in the questionnaire which instructed respondents to be as specific as possible in indicating a subfield or subcategory of specialization within a broad discipline or area of training.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

This variable shows the 'Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings' CIP variant, with the hierarchy of the primary groupings and two-digit series. When a primary grouping contains more than one subseries from series '30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies,' these subseries are grouped together. An exception is made for '30.01 Biological and physical sciences' due to its large size. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016.

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

Certain series and their subcomponents are not used when coding major field of study for the census. These are series 21, 32 to 37 and 53, which represent non-credit and personal improvement fields of study.

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Footnote 152

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma; a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma; or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 153

'Interdisciplinary humanities' includes '30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies,' '30.21 Holocaust and related studies,' '30.22 Classical and ancient studies' and '30.29 Maritime studies.'

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Footnote 154

'Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences' includes '30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution,' '30.10 Biopsychology,' '30.11 Gerontology,' '30.14 Museology/museum studies,' '30.15 Science, technology and society,' '30.17 Behavioural sciences,' '30.20 International/global studies,' '30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies,' '30.25 Cognitive science,' '30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis,' '30.28 Dispute resolution,' '30.31 Human computer interaction' and '30.33 Sustainability studies.'

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Footnote 155

'Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences' includes '30.18 Natural sciences,' '30.19 Nutrition sciences,' '30.27 Human biology' and '30.32 Marine sciences.'

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Footnote 156

'Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences' includes '30.06 Systems science and theory,' '30.08 Mathematics and computer science' and '30.30 Computational science.'

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Footnote 157

'Location of study' refers to either:

the province, territory or country of the institution from which a person obtained a certificate, diploma or degree, or;
the province, territory or country of the institution that a person attended during a specified reference period, or for a specific level of education.

In both cases, location of study refers to the location of the institution granting the certificate, diploma or degree, not the location of the person at the time he or she obtained the qualification or was attending the institution. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of study.

This is a summary variable that indicates whether the 'Location of study' of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree was the same province or territory where the person lived at the time of the 2016 Census of Population, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. This variable is derived from 'Location of study' and 'Province or territory of current residence.' It only applies to individuals who had completed a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

'Location of study outside Canada' may be further sub-classified using the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI). When using the SCCAI for this sub-classification, the class 'Canada' is not used.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

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

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Footnote 158

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma,' 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

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Footnote 159

Refers to all locations of study outside Canada, including the six locations outside Canada most often reported at the national level. These will not necessarily be the top six countries for other geographies.

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Footnote 160

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 161

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 162

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Comox Valley, RD [Census division], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 9, 2024).

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