Table 6
Adjusted and unadjusted university wage premium

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Adjusted and unadjusted university wage premium
  Canada United States
Domestic-born New immigrants Domestic-born New immigrants
Unadjusted difference Adjusted difference Unadjusted difference Adjusted difference Unadjusted difference Adjusted difference Unadjusted difference Adjusted difference
  wage premium
Men  
1980 0.23 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.28 0.27 0.34 0.27
1990 0.29 0.26 0.29 0.28 0.51 0.46 0.44 0.31
2000 0.40 0.39 0.31 0.33 0.58 0.56 0.66 0.47
2005 0.40 0.40 0.20 0.19 0.65 0.63 0.71 0.49
Women  
1980 0.49 0.46 0.26 0.24 0.43 0.42 0.26 0.23
1990 0.52 0.49 0.26 0.24 0.59 0.58 0.33 0.27
2000 0.58 0.58 0.30 0.29 0.63 0.62 0.49 0.40
2005 0.56 0.58 0.28 0.27 0.67 0.66 0.56 0.45
Note(s):
The sample consists of paid workers aged 25 to 54 with positive weekly wages, living in private households, non-Aboriginal and not in military occupations. The immigrant sample includes only new immigrants (no more than five years in the country) who were aged 25 or older at arrival. The adjusted results are evaluated for a 40-year-old who speaks English (English or French in Canada), does not speak a language other than English (English or French in Canada) at home, and lives in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) or California (U.S.). The year corresponds to the census reference year for Canada and census (or ACS) year for the U.S.
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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