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Family Background and Access to Post-secondary Education: What Happened over the 1990s?

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  • Laporte, Christine
  • Finnie, Ross
  • Lascelles, Eric

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This paper presents new evidence on the relationships between access to postsecondary education and family background. It uses the School Leavers Survey (SLS) and the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) to analyse participation rates in 1991 and 2000.

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  • Laporte, Christine & Finnie, Ross & Lascelles, Eric, 2004. "Family Background and Access to Post-secondary Education: What Happened over the 1990s?," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2004226e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp3e:2004226e
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