Literacy and Life Skills for Māori Adults: Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey

8. Industry

The ALL survey collected information on employed respondents’ industry of employment – the main activity of their workplace. This information is arranged into summary industry groups. A very small number of respondents worked in the mining industry. Data from these respondents was not used in the following analyses.

1. Skill levels differ strongly across industry groups.
2. Roughly half of the Māori adults working in the industry group which includes finance, real estate, health and education services had level 3 or above prose and document literacy and numeracy skills.

Figure 8.1: Distribution of industry, ALL only

Figure 8.2: Prose literacy level by industry, ALL only
 

Note:

1. To allow statistically robust estimates, levels 1 and 2 and levels 3, 4 and 5 were grouped together.

Figure 8.3: Document literacy level by industry, ALL only

Note:

1. To allow statistically robust estimates, levels 1 and 2 and levels 3, 4 and 5 were grouped together.

Figure 8.4: Numeracy level by industry, ALL only
 

Note:

1. To allow statistically robust estimates, levels 1 and 2 and levels 3, 4 and 5 were grouped together.

Figure 8.5: Problem-solving level by industry, ALL only

Notes:

1. To allow statistically robust estimates, levels 1 and 2 and levels 3 and 4 were grouped together.
2. Here, other consists of Ag & fish, manufacture, construction & utilities, trade, transport & comms. Greater grouping of industry was necessary because of the low proportions in levels 3 and 4.