An IERI – International Educational Research Institute Journal
From: Do immigrants experience labor market mismatch? New evidence from the US PIAAC
 | Undermatched | Correctly matched | Overmatched |
---|---|---|---|
First generation | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
Second generation | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Third and higher | 0.71 | 0.80 | 0.77 |
Female | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
Children | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.66 |
Hispanic | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
White | 0.61 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
Black | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
Asian Americans | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
Other | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Literacy | 259.74 | 276.05 | 291.07 |
Numeracy | 245.46 | 263.08 | 280.83 |
Work experience | 22.27 | 21.70 | 21.15 |
Northeast | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
Midwest | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
South | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.33 |
West | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.23 |
N | 781 | 2016 | 1223 |