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Table 2 Distribution of workers by immigrant generation, education level, and job-education mismatch, PIAAC 2012/2014
From: Do immigrants experience labor market mismatch? New evidence from the US PIAAC
| Â | Immigrant generation | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | First generation, proportion (SE) | Second generation, proportion (SE) | Third-plus generation, proportion (SE) |
Less than high school | Â | Â | Â |
Undereducated | 0.33 (0.02) | 0.54 (0.02) | 0.19 (0.01) |
Correctly matched | 0.41 (0.02) | 0.28 (0.02) | 0.51 (0.01) |
Overeducated | 0.26 (0.02) | 0.18 (0.02) | 0.30 (0.01) |
High school and some college | Â | Â | Â |
Undereducated | 0.21 (0.01) | 0.17 (0.01) | 0.19 (0.01) |
Correctly matched | 0.52 (0.01) | 0.58 (0.01) | 0.48 (0.01) |
Overeducated | 0.27 (0.01) | 0.26 (0.01) | 0.33 (0.01) |
Bachelor and higher degrees | Â | Â | Â |
Undereducated | 0.18 (0.01) | 0.11 (0.01) | 0.21 (0.01) |
Correctly matched | 0.46 (0.01) | 0.46 (0.01) | 0.51 (0.01) |
Overeducated | 0.36 (0.01) | 0.42 (0.01) | 0.28 (0.01) |
N | 548 | 338 | 3134 |