Table A.1
Models estimating the probability of being employed for all adults aged 18 to 75
| All adults aged 18 to 75 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Without social networks | With social networks | |
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| probit coefficients | ||
| Constant | ||
| Intercept | -1.927* | -2.264* |
| In Canada | ||
| Less than 5 years | -0.375* | -0.238* |
| 5 to 9 years | -0.362* | -0.263* |
| 10 years or more | 0.043 | 0.083 |
| Born in Canada† | … | ... |
| Age | ||
| Age | 0.153* | 0.153* |
| Age squared | -0.002* | -0.002* |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 0.005 | 0.000 |
| Women† | … | ... |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or common-law women | -0.226* | -0.253* |
| Not married† | … | ... |
| Interaction of sex and marital status | ||
| Married or common-law men | 0.572* | 0.571* |
| Education | ||
| University degree | 0.424* | 0.312* |
| College diploma | 0.294* | 0.201* |
| Some postsecondary | 0.141* | 0.048 |
| High school or less† | … | ... |
| Residence | ||
| In census metropolitan area | 0.040 | 0.091* |
| Not in census metropolitan area† | … | ... |
| Mother tongue | ||
| Language other than English or French | -0.059 | -0.056 |
| English and/or French† | … | ... |
| Visible minority | ||
| Member of a visible minority | -0.121* | -0.074 |
| Not in a visible minority† | … | ... |
| Social networks | ||
| Size of network | ||
| Number of friends and relatives | … | 0.000 |
| Frequency of contact | ||
| Maintain daily contact | -0.008 | |
| Don't maintain daily contact† | … | ... |
| Strength of ties | ||
| Average percentage of contacts considered close | … | -0.002* |
| Diversity of network | ||
| Number of different occupations among contacts | … | 0.043* |
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† reference group * statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05 Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008. |
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