Table 7
Average weekly wages of paid workers by cohort – university graduates
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| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | United States | Canada | United States | |||||
| 0 to 5 years since migration | 11 to 15 years since migration | 0 to 5 years since migration | 11 to 15 years since migration | 0 to 5 years since migration | 11 to 15 years since migration | 0 to 5 years since migration | 11 to 15 years since migration | |
| Immigrant arrival cohort | ||||||||
| 1966 to 1970 | ||||||||
| Domestic-born ($) | … | 1,593 | … | 1,382 | … | 1,029 | … | 713 |
| Immigrant ($) | … | 1,410 | … | 1,400 | … | 918 | … | 777 |
| Ratio | … | 0.89 | … | 1.01 | … | 0.89 | … | 1.09 |
| 1976 to 1980 | ||||||||
| Domestic-born ($) | 1,153 | 1,411 | 1,049 | 1,499 | 858 | 969 | 637 | 842 |
| Immigrant ($) | 980 | 1,317 | 941 | 1,436 | 583 | 858 | 563 | 844 |
| Ratio | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 1.00 |
| 1986 to 1990 | ||||||||
| Domestic-born ($) | 1,129 | 1,605 | 1,196 | 1,705 | 850 | 1,068 | 771 | 1,003 |
| Immigrant ($) | 877 | 1,204 | 987 | 1,430 | 621 | 832 | 645 | 936 |
| Ratio | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.93 |
| 1991 to 1995 | ||||||||
| Domestic-born ($) | … | 1,852 | … | 1,697 | … | 1,138 | … | 1,059 |
| Immigrant ($) | … | 1,293 | … | 1,500 | … | 869 | … | 978 |
| Ratio | … | 0.70 | … | 0.88 | … | 0.76 | … | 0.92 |
| 1996 to 2000 | ||||||||
| Domestic-born ($) | 1,290 | … | 1,385 | … | 904 | … | 895 | … |
| Immigrant ($) | 903 | … | 1,295 | … | 630 | … | 784 | … |
| Ratio | 0.70 | … | 0.94 | … | 0.70 | … | 0.88 | … |
| 2001 to 2005 | ||||||||
| Domestic-born ($) | 1,358 | … | 1,371 | … | 932 | … | 912 | … |
| Immigrant ($) | 787 | … | 1,122 | … | 596 | … | 777 | … |
| Ratio | 0.58 | … | 0.82 | … | 0.64 | … | 0.85 | … |
Note(s):
"Cohort" refers to synthetic cohort. Both immigrants and the domestic born in the "0 to 5 " columns are aged 35 to 44, and in the "11 to 15" they are 45 to 54. Wages are in $2000 constant Canadian dollars for Canada, and U.S. constant dollars for the U.S. They are not ppp-adjusted and hence their levels should not be compared across the two countries.
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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