Table A.1
Logistic regression of factors associated with the likelihood of holding a university degree for people aged 25 to 39
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| Total | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coefficient | odds ratio | coefficient | odds ratio | coefficient | odds ratio | |
| Constant | -2.06* | 0.13 | -1.83* | 0.16 | -2.51* | 0.08 |
| Cycle (continuous variable)1 | 0.02* | 1.02 | 0.05* | 1.05 | 0.02* | 1.02 |
| Respondent's age (continuous variable) | 0.00 | 1.00 | -0.01* | 0.99 | 0.01* | 1.01 |
| Parents' education | ||||||
| No university degree or don't know† | … | 1.00 | … | 1.00 | … | 1.00 |
| University degree | 1.86* | 6.40 | 1.95* | 7.06 | 1.76* | 5.83 |
| University degree* cycle | -0.01* | 0.99 | -0.02* | 0.98 | -0.01 | 0.99 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men† | … | 1.00 | … | … | … | … |
| Women | -0.19* | 0.83 | … | … | … | … |
| Women* cycle | 0.03* | 1.03 | … | … | … | … |
| Parents' country of birth | ||||||
| Canada† | … | 1.00 | … | 1.00 | … | 1.00 |
| At least one foreign-born parent | 0.67* | 1.95 | 0.59* | 1.80 | 0.74* | 2.10 |
| Interaction between parents' country of birth and parents' education | ||||||
| Parent born outside Canada*parent has a university degree | -0.42* | 0.66 | -0.48* | 0.62 | -0.36* | 0.70 |
| Interaction between parents' country of birth and the cycle | ||||||
| Parent born outside Canada* cycle | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | -0.01 | 0.99 |
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… not applicable † reference group * statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05 1. For an explanation of the cycle variable, see "What you should know about this study." Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. |
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