Table 6 Regression models comparing earnings between Canadian-educated immigrant women and foreign-educated immigrant women with a university degree, 1991 and 2006 cohorts
| Â | 1991 cohort | 2006 cohort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
| Â | Coefficient | |||||
Canadian-educated immigrants | 0.290 *** | 0.161 *** | −0.098 | 0.384 *** | 0.425 *** | 0.060 |
Years since the base year | 0.108 *** | 0.100 *** | 0.099 *** | 0.114 *** | 0.147 *** | 0.152 *** |
Squared years since base year | −0.003 *** | −0.003 *** | −0.003 *** | −0.005 *** | −0.011 *** | −0.012 *** |
Canadian-educated immigrants interacted with years since base year | 0.004 | −0.003 | 0.000 | 0.007 | −0.054 *** | −0.044 *** |
Canadian-educated immigrants interacted with squared years since base year | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | −0.002 | 0.004 | 0.004 |
Age in the base year | … | 0.019 | 0.011 | … | −0.081 | −0.068 |
Age squared | … | 0.000 | 0.000 | … | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Graduate degrees | … | 0.215 *** | 0.178 *** | … | 0.092 *** | 0.080 *** |
Months of study in a year | … | −0.090 *** | −0.084 *** | … | −0.077 *** | −0.072 *** |
French | … | −0.091 | −0.084 | … | −0.126 *** | −0.143 *** |
Other languages | … | −0.246 *** | −0.250 *** | … | −0.193 *** | −0.191 *** |
Atlantic region | … | −0.180 ** | −0.125 | … | 0.060 | 0.052 |
Quebec | … | −0.210 *** | −0.183 *** | … | −0.277 *** | −0.221 *** |
Manitoba and Saskatchewan | … | −0.239 *** | −0.218 *** | … | −0.044 | −0.054 |
Alberta | … | −0.093 * | −0.095 * | … | 0.164 *** | 0.132 *** |
British Columbia | … | −0.141 *** | −0.129 *** | … | −0.071 *** | −0.069 *** |
Regional unemployment rate | … | −0.019 *** | −0.019 *** | … | −0.015 ** | −0.019 *** |
Other economic class | … | −0.123 *** | −0.091 ** | … | −0.265 *** | −0.231 *** |
Family class | … | −0.210 *** | −0.179 *** | … | −0.339 *** | −0.278 *** |
Refugees | … | −0.209 *** | −0.182 *** | … | −0.509 *** | −0.434 *** |
Low prior earnings | … | … | 0.041 | … | … | 0.229 *** |
Medium prior earnings | … | … | 0.269 *** | … | … | 0.529 *** |
High prior earnings | … | … | 0.722 *** | … | … | 0.956 *** |
Years of prior Canadian work experience | … | … | 0.001 | … | … | 0.000 |
Years of Canadian study | … | … | 0.017 | … | … | 0.000 |
Intercept | 9.541 *** | 9.668*** | 9.766 *** | 9.598 *** | 11.683 *** | 11.016 *** |
Source-country fixed effect | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |