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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and sample distributions, by year of observation, 1996 to 2012

From: Acquisition of permanent residence by temporary foreign workers in Canada: a panel study of labour market outcomes before and after the status transition

 

Men

Women

 

Mean

Employment rate (percent)

92.92

87.30

Log total earnings

10.70

10.00

Years before transition (percent)

 5

1.63

0.98

 4

2.56

2.15

 3

4.01

4.43

 2

6.15

7.40

 1

12.32

12.32

Year of transition (percent)

8.92

9.64

Years after transition (percent)

 1

13.78

13.56

 2

13.53

13.40

 3

13.13

13.04

 4

12.49

12.21

 5

11.47

10.86

  1. Note: The distribution of years after transition is calculated based on the employment sample. Sources: Statistics Canada, Temporary Residents file, Immigrant Landing file, and Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database