Age
  • females outnumber the males 3:2 (59% : 41%)
  • two-thirds of the students are single or have never married
Marital Status % n
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Single/Never married 67% 1699
Married/Common-law 21% 522
Widowed/Seperated/Divorced 12% 306
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Total   2527

Dependents

  • 29% had dependent children living with them (n=2562)
    • of these, 81% had 1 or 2 children
# Dependents living at home % n
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1 42% 304
2 39% 277
3 or more 19% 137
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Total   718
  • 9% had other dependents living with them (n=2459)
Dependents during classes % n
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School 42% 469
Daycare 16% 182
Family Member 23% 255
Paid Sitter 11% 128
Friend/neighbour 3% 38
Unspecified 5% 55
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Total   1127
  • dependents were, in the main, at school or daycare

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Previous activities (Pre-ABE / College Prep)

Education

  • over half (55%) attended school within the last two years
Last attended % n
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Within the last year 37% 926
1-2 years ago 18% 455
3-5 years ago 14% 364
6-10 years ago 11% 276
11-20 years ago 13% 328
21+ years ago 7% 180
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Total   2529
  • 38% had graduated from high school and an additional 21% had post secondary qualifications


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