Table 2
Multinomial logit model of moving to Alberta, immigrants and non-immigrants

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Multinomial logit model of moving to Alberta, immigrants and non-immigrants
Variable Immigrants Comparison group
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
Moved not to Alberta Moved to Alberta Moved not to Alberta Moved to Alberta Moved not to Alberta Moved to Alberta Moved not to Alberta Moved to Alberta
  coefficient
Age 0.107*** 0.134*** 0.107*** 0.135*** 0.009*** -0.075*** 0.009*** -0.075***
Age squared -0.002*** -0.002*** -0.002*** -0.002*** -0.001*** 0.000*** -0.001** 0.000**
Female -0.140*** -0.252*** -0.141*** -0.252*** -0.027*** -0.193*** -0.027*** -0.193***
Married × age -0.142*** -0.160*** -0.142*** -0.160*** -0.180*** -0.066*** -0.180*** -0.066***
Married × age squared 0.002*** 0.002*** 0.002*** 0.002*** 0.002*** 0.001*** 0.002*** 0.001***
Married 2.470*** 2.951*** 2.474*** 2.962*** 2.952*** 0.886*** 2.950*** 0.889***
Atlantic 1.437*** 3.236*** 1.408*** 2.793*** -0.625*** 2.328*** -0.530*** 2.097***
Montréal 0.316*** 0.056 0.303*** -0.126 -0.144*** -0.692*** -0.102*** -0.784***
Rest of Quebec 1.910*** 2.902*** 1.895*** 2.695*** -0.328*** -0.082* -0.280*** -0.185***
Rest of Ontario 0.971*** 2.137*** 0.977*** 2.214*** -0.450*** 1.111*** -0.462*** 1.161***
Prairies 0.767*** 3.229*** 0.785*** 3.492*** -0.988*** 2.599*** -1.037*** 2.762***
Vancouver 0.154*** 1.370*** 0.156*** 1.399*** 0.126*** 1.387*** 0.121*** 1.414***
Rest of British Columbia 1.390*** 3.726*** 1.385*** 3.643*** 0.040*** 3.071*** 0.060*** 3.048***
Period from 2001 to 2005 0.084*** 0.260*** 0.054*** 0.274*** -0.071*** -0.092*** -0.059*** -0.023**
Employment insurance -0.089*** 0.055 -0.087*** 0.057 0.007 0.246*** 0.007 0.246***
Social assistance 0.268*** 0.502*** 0.270*** 0.504*** 0.127*** -0.020 0.126*** -0.019***
Unemployment rate 0.025*** -0.023 … … -0.001 -0.048*** … …
Δunemployment 1 … … 0.033*** 0.084*** … … -0.023*** 0.010
Employment growth -0.018*** -0.062*** … … -0.014*** -0.057*** … …
Δemployment growth 2 … … -0.015** -0.016 … … -0.021*** -0.022***
Constant -5.644*** -9.039*** -5.553*** -9.550*** -2.761*** -4.137*** -2.774*** -4.717***
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001
1.
Δunemployment is the difference in the unemployment rates between the province in which an individual resides and Alberta.
2.
Δemployment growthis the difference in the employment growths between the province in which an individual resides and Alberta.
Note(s):
Standard errors are available upon request for all models.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Administrative Databank.