Representation of Designated Equity Groups in Carleton Student Body and Work Force, Selected Years

Student Body:

Percentage of 2000/01

First Year Students

Percentage of 1999/00 Graduating Students

Percentage of 1998/99 Undergraduates

Percentage of

1995 Graduates

Designated Group:

Consortium

Sample

Consortium

Sample

Consortium

Sample

National

Sample

Women 53.1 66.0 57.0 66.3 55.1 60.9 49.4 58.3
Aboriginal Persons 2.2 3.3 * * 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0
Visible Minorities 16.7 14.1 15.7 12.9 18.3 10.4 13.0 12.5
Persons with Disabilities 6.8 5.1 4.3 4.1 5.5 2.8 3.5 2.9
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual * * 3.7 2.6 * * * *

Sources: Data on undergraduate students drawn from the 1998/99 survey of 23 universities by the Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium.

Data on graduating students drawn from the 1999/00 survey of 22 universities by the Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium.

Data on first year students drawn from the 2000/01 survey of 26 universities by the Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium.

Data on graduates drawn from the National Survey of 1995 Graduates by Statistics Canada.

Work Force:
Percentage of Work Force

External Work Force

Designated Group: Carleton 2001 Carleton 2000 Carleton 1999 Carleton 1998
Women 45.8 45.7 44.7 44.2 45.3
Aboriginal Persons 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1
Visible Minorities 8.1 7.6 7.4 7.4 9.4
Persons with Disabilities 9.0 8.9 8.4 8.6 6.5

Sources: Carleton data on women drawn from personnel records as at November 1. Carleton data on other designated groups drawn from the employment equity census of employees.

Please see the explanatory footnotes in the following table.