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Regression coefficients for Table 1 showing the impact of changing immigrant characteristics

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Regression coefficients for Table 1 showing the impact of changing immigrant characteristics
Variables Men Women
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
  coefficient
Intercept 9.53 *** 9.86 *** 10.63 *** 8.98 *** 9.49 *** 9.79 ***
1991 cohort -0.09 *** 0.04 0.03 0.15 *** 0.32 *** 0.24 ***
1992 cohort -0.15 *** 0.00 0.02 0.12 *** 0.23 *** 0.18 ***
1993 cohort -0.10 *** 0.06 * 0.05 * 0.10 *** 0.22 *** 0.15 ***
1994 cohort -0.05 * 0.07 ** 0.05 * 0.13 *** 0.24 *** 0.15 ***
1995 cohort 0.00 0.07 ** 0.06 ** 0.08 ** 0.19 *** 0.11 ***
1996 cohort 0.05 * 0.11 *** 0.10 *** 0.10 *** 0.20 *** 0.13 ***
1997 cohort 0.05 * 0.09 *** 0.10 *** 0.08 ** 0.17 *** 0.13 ***
1998 cohort 0.13 *** 0.14 *** 0.15 *** 0.09 ** 0.16 *** 0.12 ***
1999 cohort 0.18 *** 0.18 *** 0.18 *** 0.18 *** 0.24 *** 0.21 ***
2000 cohort 0.21 *** 0.20 *** 0.18 *** 0.15 *** 0.21 *** 0.17 ***
2001 cohort 0.16 *** 0.13 *** 0.13 *** 0.07 * 0.11 *** 0.09 **
2002 cohort -0.04 -0.07 ** -0.06 * -0.02 0.02 0.00
2003 cohort -0.08 ** -0.11 *** -0.10 *** -0.05 -0.01 -0.03
2004 cohort -0.12 *** -0.12 *** -0.10 *** -0.09 *** -0.04 * -0.06 **
Years since migration 0.23 *** 0.23 *** 0.23 *** 0.22 *** 0.23 *** 0.25 ***
Years since migration squared -0.01 *** -0.01 *** -0.01 *** -0.01 *** -0.01 *** -0.01 ***
Cohort multiplied by years since migration  
1991 cohort -0.08 *** -0.08 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 *** -0.10 *** -0.11 ***
1992 cohort -0.08 *** -0.08 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 ***
1993 cohort -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 ***
1994 cohort -0.08 *** -0.08 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 ***
1995 cohort -0.08 *** -0.08 *** -0.08 *** -0.09 *** -0.08 *** -0.10 ***
1996 cohort -0.09 *** -0.08 *** -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.08 *** -0.09 ***
1997 cohort -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.08 *** -0.09 ***
1998 cohort -0.10 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 *** -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 ***
1999 cohort -0.11 *** -0.10 *** -0.11 *** -0.10 *** -0.10 *** -0.11 ***
2000 cohort -0.11 *** -0.11 *** -0.11 *** -0.09 *** -0.09 *** -0.10 ***
2001 cohort -0.10 *** -0.10 *** -0.11 *** -0.08 *** -0.08 *** -0.09 ***
2002 cohort -0.06 *** -0.06 *** -0.07 *** -0.07 ** -0.07 ** -0.07 ***
2003 cohort -0.04 * -0.04 * -0.04 * -0.05 * -0.05 * -0.06 *
Less than 10 years of schooling -0.49 *** -0.29 *** -0.58 *** -0.33 ***
10 to 12 years of schooling -0.41 *** -0.28 *** -0.49 *** -0.36 ***
Some postsecondary -0.28 *** -0.24 *** -0.36 *** -0.30 ***
University -0.16 *** -0.17 *** -0.16 *** -0.16 ***
Family class -0.14 *** -0.10 *** -0.37 *** -0.20 ***
Skilled spouses and dependents -0.24 *** -0.12 *** -0.40 *** -0.17 ***
Refugees -0.40 *** -0.32 *** -0.51 *** -0.30 ***
Other classes -0.22 *** -0.14 *** -0.10 *** -0.03 ***
Single -0.21 *** 0.26 ***
Lone parent -0.17 *** 0.01 *
Attached, no children 0.01 * 0.26 ***
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.34 *** 0.23 ***
Prince Edward Island -0.11 -0.16 *
Nova Scotia -0.13 *** -0.18 ***
New Brunswick 0.03 -0.25 ***
Quebec (not Montréal) -0.37 *** -0.36 ***
Ontario (not Toronto) 0.12 *** 0.01
Manitoba 0.09 *** 0.03 *
Saskatchewan 0.15 *** 0.03
Alberta 0.18 *** 0.02 **
British Columbia (not Vancouver) -0.02 ** -0.08 ***
Others or missing 0.08 ** 0.12 ***
Montréal -0.3 *** -0.28 ***
Toronto 0.13 *** 0.10 ***
Years of foreign experience -0.01 *** 0.01 ***
Years of foreign experience squared 0.00 *** 0.00 ***
Non English/French -0.12 *** -0.18 ***
United States 0.04 *** 0.12 ***
Caribbean, Central/South America -0.34 *** -0.15 ***
Eastern Europe -0.31 *** -0.09 ***
Africa -0.46 *** -0.20 ***
South Asia -0.49 *** -0.29 ***
East Asia -0.69 *** -0.25 ***
Other Asian countries -0.47 *** -0.11 ***
Other countries -0.12 *** 0.07 ***
Other professionals -0.25 *** -0.31 ***
Skilled trade -0.25 *** -0.44 ***
Sales, services -0.36 *** -0.43 ***
Other occupations -0.31 *** -0.48 ***
Engineers -0.24 *** -0.29 ***
*
significant at p<0.05
**
significant at p<0.01
***
significant at p<0.001
Note(s):
The reference group is 2005 entering cohort for cohort, master's or doctorate degree for education, skilled class principal applicants for immigration class, married with children for family structure, Vancouver for place of residence, English or French for language, Northern/Western/Southern Europe for source region, information technology professionals for occupation.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Administrative Databank and Longitudinal Immigration Database.