ERIC Number: ED585316
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr-10
Pages: 12
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ISBN: 978-0-660-08100-7
ISSN: ISSN-1927-503X
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Postsecondary Enrolment by Parental Income: Recent National and Provincial Trends. Economic Insights. No. 070
Frenette, Marc
Statistics Canada
This "Economic Insights" article documents postsecondary enrolment rates among 19-year-olds over the 2001-to-2014 period by province of parental residence, parental income and sex. The data are drawn from the T1 Family File. Postsecondary enrolment is determined by the tuition, education and textbook credits on the personal income tax files. Parental income refers to the adult equivalent, after-tax income of parents, expressed in 2014 constant dollars. Youth are grouped by parental income quintiles. Overall, the results suggest that the percentage of 19-year-olds enrolled in a postsecondary education program increased steadily from 2001 to 2014 among youth from all families, but particularly at the bottom of the income distribution. Enrolment rates increased faster among Eastern provinces compared to Western provinces, while young men and women both registered similar gains in enrolment rates throughout the period.
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Enrollment Rate, Family Income, Gender Differences, Parent Background, Place of Residence, Low Income Groups, College Bound Students, Geographic Distribution, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Statistics Canada
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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