Chart 12
University wage premium (unadjusted), women, United States
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Note(s): The university wage premium for immigrants is defined as the difference in mean log weekly wages between new immigrants with a university degree and new immigrants with a high school diploma. The premium for domestic-born workers is defined as the difference in mean log weekly wages between domestic-born workers with a university degree and domestic-born workers with a high school diploma. For sample details, see Note to Chart 3.
Source(s): Canadian censuses of 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2006 20% files; US censuses of 1980, 1990, and 2000 IPUMS 5% files and 2005 American Community Survey IPUMS 1% file.
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