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Table 8 Distribution of selected independent variables by immigrant generation, all workers, PIAAC 2012/2014

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

 

First generation, proportion

Second generation, proportion

Third-plus generation, proportion

Female

0.45

0.43

0.48

Children

0.79

0.59

0.71

Hispanic

0.51

0.39

0.04

White

0.15

0.46

0.80

Black

0.11

0.06

0.12

Asian

0.23

0.08

0.01

Other

0.01

0.02

0.02

Work experience, years

18.52

17.05

22.70

Less than high school

0.24

0.07

0.05

High school and some college

0.42

0.55

0.61

Bachelor and higher degrees

0.33

0.37

0.35

Literacy score

238.45

284.77

283.62

Numeracy score

233.20

269.02

270.16

Northeast

0.22

0.24

0.17

Midwest

0.10

0.08

0.26

South

0.32

0.33

0.37

West

0.37

0.36

0.19

City

0.58

0.50

0.31

N

548

338

3134

  1. Numerical valued in columns are proportions of workers in each horizontal category by generational status. Columns for each horizontal category such as race, education, and region add up to total