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Table A.1
Models predicting the log of 2005 annual earnings from employment for immigrants who arrived before January 1, 2005
Models predicting the log of 2005 annual earnings from employment for immigrants who arrived before January 1, 2005
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| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unstandardized regression coefficients | ||||||
| Intercept | 10.076 | 6.027 | 5.885 | 5.986 | 5.950 | 5.949 |
| Use of non-official language at work (Do not)† | ||||||
| Also1 | -0.148 | -0.168 | -0.115 | -0.117 | -0.104 | -0.103 |
| Mostly | -0.418 | -0.411 | -0.314 | -0.317 | -0.303 | -0.300 |
| Only | -0.665 | -0.581 | -0.385 | -0.386 | -0.395 | -0.378 |
| Highest level of education (High school or less)† | ||||||
| Some postsecondary2 | 0.203 | 0.212 | 0.213 | 0.038 | 0.037 | |
| University | 0.424 | 0.509 | 0.507 | 0.350 | 0.349 | |
| Age | ||||||
| Age in years | 0.163 | 0.153 | 0.145 | 0.149 | 0.149 | |
| Age in years squared | -0.002 | -0.002 | -0.002 | -0.002 | -0.002 | |
| Gender (Women)† | ||||||
| Men | 0.386 | 0.391 | 0.385 | 0.382 | 0.382 | |
| Time in Canada | ||||||
| Years in Canada | 0.037 | 0.038 | 0.033 | 0.033 | ||
| Years in Canada squared | -0.0004 | -0.0005 | -0.0004 | -0.0004 | ||
| Marital status (Single, divorced or other)† | ||||||
| Married or common-law | 0.112 | 0.121 | 0.121 | |||
| Location where highest certificate obtained (Other)† | ||||||
| Canada | 0.222 | 0.223 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 0.214 | 0.214 | ||||
| United States | 0.221 | 0.221 | ||||
| Elsewhere in Europe | 0.133 | 0.133 | ||||
| Australia / New Zealand | 0.374 | 0.374 | ||||
| Official language ability (English, French or both)† | ||||||
| None | -0.030 | |||||
| Adjusted R squared | 0.012 | 0.191 | 0.215 | 0.217 | 0.221 | 0.221 |
| † Reference group. | ||||||
| 1. Uses an official language most of the time at work, but also regularly uses a non-official language at work. | ||||||
| 2. Some postsecondary includes registered apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma, college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma, university, certificate or diploma below bachelor level. | ||||||
| Notes: R squared is a statistical measure of how well a regression line approximates real data points. It ranges between 0 and 1. All variables are significant at p < 0.01. |
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| Source: Statistics Canada, Census, 2006. | ||||||
