An IERI – International Educational Research Institute Journal
From: Do immigrants experience labor market mismatch? New evidence from the US PIAAC
 | Proportion/Mean, Weighted (SE) |
---|---|
Education-job match | Â |
 Undermatched | 0.20 (0.007) |
 Correct match | 0.49 (0.009) |
 Overmatched | 0.30 (0.008) |
Generational Status | Â |
 First generation | 0.15 (0.006) |
 Second generation | 0.08 (0.005) |
 Third-plus generation | 0.77 (0.008) |
Education level | Â |
 Less than high school | 0.08 (0.004) |
 High school and some college | 0.56 (0.010) |
 College degree and above | 0.36 (0.009) |
Work experience (years) | 21.62 (0.23) |
Part-time | Â |
Literacy | 277 (0.82) |
Numeracy | 265 (0.91) |
Female | 0.47 (0.010) |
Race | Â |
 Hispanic | 0.14 (0.007) |
 White | 0.68 (0.009) |
 Black | 0.11 (0.006) |
 Asian | 0.05 (0.004) |
 Other | 0.02 (0.002) |
Children (yes) | 0.71 (0.008) |
City | 0.37 (0.008) |
US Region | Â |
 Northeast | 0.19 (0.007) |
 Midwest | 0.22 (0.007) |
 South | 0.36 (0.009) |
 West | 0.23 (0.009) |
English ability (first- and second-generation workers only) | Â |
 Speak English very well | 0.59 (0.007) |
 Speak English well | 0.24 (0.006) |
 Speak English not well | 0.12 (0.003) |
 Speak English not at all | 0.05 (0.002) |
Years in country (first-generation immigrants only) | Â |
 Less than 5 years | 0.08 (0.002) |
 Six to 10 years | 0.10 (0.002) |
 Eleven to 15 years | 0.19 (0.003) |
 More than 15 years | 0.63 (0.006) |
Weighted N | 127,728,286 |
Unweighted N | 4020 |