Table 3
Characteristics of university-educated new immigrants
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| Canada | United States | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Mean age (years) | 35.4 | 37.0 | 37.8 | 38.4 | 35.7 | 35.9 | 35.8 | 36.4 |
| percent | ||||||||
| Speaking English (or French in Canada) | 98.9 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 88.8 | 86.5 | 86.5 | 84.2 |
| Speaking language other than | ||||||||
| English (or French in Canada) at home | 40.4 | 64.0 | 84.6 | 84.8 | 82.4 | 85.8 | 85.5 | 86.6 |
| Source region | ||||||||
| North America | 14.0 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| Caribbean | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| South and Central America | 4.1 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 18.3 |
| Northern Europe | 15.2 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Western Europe | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| Southern Europe | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Eastern Europe | 7.7 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 6.3 |
| Africa | 8.9 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| South Asia | 10.9 | 9.7 | 19.8 | 21.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 18.4 | 19.3 |
| Southeast Asia | 13.1 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
| East Asia | 10.0 | 24.9 | 29.7 | 24.4 | 20.7 | 27.5 | 19.7 | 19.3 |
| West Asia | 5.0 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Oceania and other | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Mean age (years) | 34.0 | 35.7 | 36.3 | 36.7 | 34.5 | 34.9 | 35.2 | 35.6 |
| percent | ||||||||
| Speaking English (or French in Canada) | 98.6 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 84.0 | 81.3 | 80.4 | 80.1 |
| Speaking language other than | ||||||||
| English (or French in Canada) at home | 43.6 | 62.2 | 83.6 | 84.1 | 85.1 | 87.9 | 87.1 | 88.5 |
| Source region | ||||||||
| North America | 19.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| Caribbean | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| South and Central America | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 19.6 |
| Northern Europe | 7.6 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Western Europe | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Southern Europe | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Eastern Europe | 9.5 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 11.0 | 9.7 |
| Africa | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| South Asia | 12.6 | 8.5 | 16.3 | 19.6 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Southeast Asia | 18.6 | 19.3 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 23.1 | 19.1 | 10.1 | 12.8 |
| East Asia | 9.5 | 20.3 | 29.0 | 23.9 | 17.9 | 25.1 | 20.3 | 20.3 |
| West Asia | 3.2 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Oceania and other | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Note(s):
The sample includes new immigrants aged 25 to 54 (who were aged 25 or older at arrival), living in private households, and excluding military occupations (when such information is available), regardless of labour force status.
Source(s):
Canadian censuses of 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2006 20% files; U.S. censuses of 1980, 1990, and 2000 IPUMS 5% files and 2005 American Community Survey IPUMS 1% file.
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