Table 1 Frequency Distribution and Number of Cases for Field, Rank and Gender, Population and Sample (standard error in parentheses)
Sample Population
N % N %
Field
Social Sciences 1,359 26.3 (± 1.2) 8,945 25.5
Humanities 948 18.3 (± 1.0) 5,970 17.0
Arts 200 3.9 (± 0.5) 1,499 4.3
Education 530 10.3* (± 0.8) 3,062 8.7
Sciences 1,882 36.4 (± 1.3) 12,930 36.8
Engineering 251 4.9* (± 0.6) 2,708 7.7
Gender
Male 4,264 82.2 (± 1.0) 29,241 82.5
Female 924 17.8 (± 1.0) 6,212 17.5
Academic Rank
Full Professor 1,823 34.9 (± 1.3) 12,612 35.6
Associate Professor 1,961 37.6 (± 1.3) 12,769 36.6
Assistant Professor 1,038 19.9 (± 1.1) 7,138 20.1
Other 395 7.6 (± 0.7) 2,934 8.3
Notes: * = sample estimate differs significantly from population estimate at p < .05. Business is included with social sciences.
Source of population data: Teachers in Universities, 1986-87 (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1990) Catalogue #81- 241, annual.