Social Studies 201

January 10, 2001

 

 

A. Example of Sampling Error

 

The following table gives the sampling error for the variable sex in the Survey of Student Attitudes and Experiences, Fall 1998.  The sample size was n = 712. 

 

Sex of Respondent

Percentage in Sample

Percentage in Population

Sampling Error

Male

37.0%

39.4%

-2.4%

Female

63.0%

60.6%

2.4%

 

 

 

B. Labour Force Survey, December, 2000.  Saskatchewan and Canada.

 

                                                    Number of People in Thousands

                                                  SASKATCHEWAN            CANADA

 

Population aged 15 or over             763.4                          24,449.2        

 

Labour Force                                     498.5                          15,989.8

 

Employed                                           474.1                          14,974.5

 

            Full-time                                 376.3                          12,121.3

            Part-time                                  97.8                            2,853.1

 

Unemployed                                        24.5                            1,015.3

 

Not in Labour Force                          264.9                            8,459.4

 

 

Unemployment Rate (%)                      4.9                                    6.3

 

Participation Rate (%)                        65.3                                  65.4

 

 

Source: Government of Saskatchewan, Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Statistics, January 5, 2001, from the web site  http://www.gov.sk.ca/bureau.stats/lfs/lfsindx.htm