Table 17 SLID job match vs. occupational/field matches
From: Does it matter if immigrants work in jobs related to their education?
Canadian-born | Immigrants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | Health | Engineering/architecture | Trades | All fields | All fields | |
SLID (self-reported) measure | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
Closely matched—occupation and field name | ||||||
(1) Not matched (%) | 2.0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
(2) Closely matched (%) | 98.1 | 98.7 | 94.0 | 88.9 | 95.6 | 95.0 |
N (person-years) | 1642 | 2249 | 285 | 1591 | 5767 | 304 |
Not matched by occupation and field name | ||||||
(1) Not matched (%) | 37.9 | 24.4 | 34.4 | 49.3 | 39.0 | 39.5 |
(2) Closely matched (%) | 62.1 | 75.6 | 65.7 | 50.7 | 61.1 | 60.5 |
N (person-years) | 700 | 1933 | 1185 | 3314 | 7132 | 807 |