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Table 5 Multinomial Logistic Regression of the Probability of Mismatch, Sample of First- and Second-Generation Workers, PIAAC 2012/2014

From: Do immigrants experience labor market mismatch? New evidence from the US PIAAC

 

Dependent Variable: indicator of mismatch (perfect match is the reference category)

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

 

Under(1) Odds ratio

Over (2) Odds ratio

Under (3) Odds ratio

Over (4) Odds ratio

Under (5) Odds ratio

Over (6) Odds ratio

Under (7) Odds ratio

Over (8) Odds ratio

First-generation

Reference category

Second- generation

0.48* (0.10)

1.00 (0.19)

0.49* (0.11)

1.00 (0.19)

0.76 (0.19)

0.83* (0.17)

  

Work experience

  

1.02 (0.01)

1.00 (0.01)

1.02* (0.01)

1.00* (0.01)

1.02* (0.01)

1.01* (0.01)

Part-time (= 1)

  

1.02 (0.07)

0.68 (0.08)

1.01 (0.08)

0.85* (0.03)

1.87* (0.06)

0.96* (0.05)

Numeracy score

    

0.98* (0.002)

1.01* (0.002)

0.99* (0.003)

1.01* (0.002)

Male

Reference category

Female

    

0.97 (0.01)

1.10* (0.02)

0.92* (0.03)

1.44* (0.03)

White

Reference category

Hispanic

    

1.63* (0.06)

0.91* (0.06)

1.46* (0.07)

0.76* (0.03)

Black

    

0.67* (0.03)

1.39* (0.05)

0.98 (0.61)

1.10* (0.05)

Asian American

    

0.54* (0.03)

1.57* (0.05)

0.64* (0.03)

1.46* (0.05)

Other

    

1.42* (0.04)

1.37* (0.08)

1.71* (0.08)

1.45* (0.05)

Children

    

1.44* (0.04)

0.75* (0.02)

1.86* (0.03)

0.83* (0.04)

City

    

1.12* (0.03)

0.86* (0.02)

1.20* (0.03)

1.09* (0.02)

West

Reference category

Northeast

    

1.10* (0.04)

1.07* (0.03)

1.67* (0.04)

1.42 (0.08)

Midwest

    

1.63* (0.07)

1.02 (0.04)

2.84* (0.02)

2.33* (0.03)

South

    

1.21* (0.03)

0.76* (0.02)

1.00 (0.05)

0.76* (0.06)

Speak English:

        

Not well/Not at all

Reference category

Very well/Well

      

0.27* (0.10)

0.87* (0.03)

Years in the country:

        

5 or fewer

Reference category

       

6–10

      

1.28* (0.08)

0.77* (0.04)

11–15

      

1.95* (0.02)

0.98* (0.05)

More than 15

      

2.17* (0.03)

0.84 (0.08)

N

886

548

  1. The estimates for the under matched category are reported in the odd-numbered columns, estimates for the overmatched category are reported in the even-numbered columns. Model 4 includes only first-generation workers as years in a country and ability to speak English variables available only for the subsample of first-generation survey respondents
  2. *p-value < 0.05