Origin, birthplace, nationality and language of the Canadian people

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Identifikator:: 1794974814

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-182133

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Origin, birthplace, nationality and language of the Canadian people

Place of publication:: Ottawa

Publisher:: Acland

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: 224 S.; Diagramme

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter IX. Illiteracy and school attendance as affected by the origins of the population

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CHAPTER IX ILLITERACY AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AS AFFECTED BY THE ORIGINS OF THE POPULATION A comprehensive monograph by Mr. M. C. MacLean, M.A, Chief of the Education Statistics Branch of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, has been issued by the Bureau, dealing with the many-sided problem of illiteracy and school attendance in Canada. Certain conclusions reached are vitally related to a general survey of ‘the Canadian popula- tion from the point of view of birthplace and origin, and this chapter does little more than recapitulate such parts of that report as are considered pertinent to the main thesis of the present monograph. Certain rearrangements of tables have been made, also minor chdnges in the method of analysis and presentation, for the purpose of preserving unity in the present report. Virtually all the material incorporated in this chapter, however, may be obtained in greater detail in the report on illiteracy. } ILLITERACY AMONG THE FOREIGN BORN OF NON-BRITISH AND NON-FRENCH ORIGINS Table 105 shows the percentage illiterate of the immigrants of non-British and non- French stock in Canada as at the date of the census, 1921. The percentages are arranged in order of magnitude and the rank of each origin is indicated. That there is considerable variation between the immigrants of different origins in respect of illiteracy, is obvious at a glance. The foreign born Ukrainians, showing nearly 40 p.c. (10 years of age and over) illiterate, stand at the top of the table, while the Norwegians, with only 1-40 p.c. illiterate, are at the bottom. That such great variation as is indicated by the spread of approxi- mately 38 p.c. should exist in the proportions unable to read or write in any language cannot but be a matter of grave concern for those who are interested in the development of an enlightened Canadian people. } The bearing of these figures on immigration is obvious. Of the ten most illiterate peoples coming to Canada, nine are from South, Eastern and Central Europe, and the tenth, pamely, the Chinese, from the Orient. On the other hand, among the ten least illiterate of the foreign stocks coming to Canada are included all the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. TABLE 105.—PERCENTAGES ILLITERATE AMONG THE I'OREIGN-BORN OF THE PRINCIPAL NON- BRITISH AND NON-FRENCH ORIGINS IN CANADA, 1921. Rank Origin Percentage illiterate of 10 years of age and over —————-————— AIBEEION A: 44 £0 0800 BEERCE RST RAS Sn SmI SRNR $0 ERE TRINBBE. 1c vos wna ko 5 4HEH PPBERY FHEE EY PAGERS BY SY LOUTRATIAN. hss ssa ssnnsvns ervsnas svarrbves vs sus DUB eras worms mcs 2aowionn.e SSHHES 33 FEAR CHEERED © S00 AUSBIBN. veins canaries #3 4 ERNE 0 5 Athuanian..... 4 ne sallan......... Cen julgarian........ vee ‘erbo-Croatian..... .. w vwsra wu yrian.. co... SR APANEEG. tvs rvervanrnonnon a ——— [UNZATIAI. + vv evernraaneverrannraasnsnasnaearnanns AFTOUS.cevaive viene amres car recaimssasaiens HONIBhL. cies ities zech.... [—— er ens ‘reek.... + nn mea Sn NT ‘ebrew.... foo wasn a wuts wo pay elit. ciiiieiiiiniaraarieenan we WERNER WD THIER BOTTI. « + ons vo 500 0% £3 Faw" £3 SHES 43 SRRAVER 8 4HES COIBNAIOr ese ve vvah son inside vusnsne vaenusnes annie WOAIBR. 4 vases ener reise eerie reas IENISH. Leverett eerie WABB opr vein SATERos PRR NCR WEIR FRR ‘orwegian... Ca v4 45-08 31-15 27:03 24-46 23-92 23-74 3-68 2.56 2 np 0-4f 15-7? 13.9% ‘2-59 04 1.50 nee a. 50 0) 1A iE 1" 1.0 i-l 1.4

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