Table 3
Ordinary least squares regression predicting log hourly wages of immigrant women

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Table 3
Ordinary least squares regression predicting log hourly wages of immigrant women
Table summary
This table displays the results of Ordinary least squares regression predicting log hourly wages of immigrant women Model 1, Model 2, Model 3 and Model 4, calculated using coefficient and robust standard error units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Model 1Note 1 Model 2Note 1 Model 3Note 1 Model 4Note 2
coefficient robust standard error coefficient robust standard error coefficient robust standard error coefficient robust standard error
Intercept 2.297Note *** 0.054 2.349Note *** 0.051 2.286Note *** 0.054 3.014Note *** 0.044
Source-country gender-role attitudes 0.106Note *** 0.020 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.058Note ** 0.022 0.042Note * 0.017
Source-country female labour force participation rate Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.218Note *** 0.038 0.170Note *** 0.044 0.038 0.031
Logged gross domestic product per capita 0.032Note *** 0.005 0.045Note *** 0.004 0.038Note *** 0.005 0.013Note ** 0.004
English or French official language in source country 0.000 0.011 0.023Note * 0.011 0.018 0.011 0.018Note * 0.008
Western countries (reference: non-Western countries) 0.053Note *** 0.013 0.065Note *** 0.013 0.057Note *** 0.013 0.043Note *** 0.011
Education (reference: bachelor's degree)  
Less than high school -0.409Note *** 0.017 -0.400Note *** 0.017 -0.407Note *** 0.017 -0.130Note *** 0.014
High school graduation -0.312Note *** 0.014 -0.305Note *** 0.014 -0.310Note *** 0.014 -0.074Note *** 0.011
Some postsecondary education -0.154Note *** 0.011 -0.155Note *** 0.011 -0.155Note *** 0.011 -0.041Note *** 0.008
Graduate degree 0.172Note *** 0.014 0.177Note *** 0.014 0.175Note *** 0.014 0.072Note *** 0.012
Age at immigration -0.003Note *** 0.001 -0.003Note *** 0.001 -0.003Note *** 0.001 -0.001 0.000
Years since landing 0.008Note *** 0.001 0.008Note *** 0.001 0.008Note *** 0.001 0.005Note *** 0.001
Years since landing squared -0.001Note *** 0.000 -0.001Note *** 0.000 -0.001Note *** 0.000 -0.001Note *** 0.000
Working full time (reference: working part-time) 0.126Note *** 0.011 0.122Note *** 0.011 0.122Note *** 0.011 0.042Note *** 0.008
Tenure in years 0.020Note *** 0.001 0.020Note *** 0.001 0.020Note *** 0.001 0.015Note *** 0.001
Geographic region (reference: Toronto)  
Atlantic region -0.090Note *** 0.021 -0.086Note *** 0.021 -0.090Note *** 0.021 -0.116Note *** 0.018
Quebec (excluding Montréal) -0.039 0.026 -0.017 0.025 -0.027 0.025 -0.045Note * 0.020
Ontario (excluding Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton) -0.017 0.012 -0.013 0.012 -0.016 0.012 -0.009 0.010
Saskatchewan and Manitoba (excluding Winnipeg) 0.005 0.019 0.003 0.019 0.003 0.019 -0.006 0.015
Alberta (excluding Calgary and Edmonton) 0.061Note * 0.024 0.060Note * 0.024 0.059Note * 0.024 0.067Note ** 0.020
British Columbia (excluding Vancouver) 0.002 0.018 0.003 0.018 0.001 0.018 0.024 0.014
Montréal -0.065Note ** 0.017 -0.055Note *** 0.017 -0.058Note *** 0.017 -0.070Note *** 0.013
Vancouver -0.034Note *** 0.012 -0.040Note ** 0.012 -0.039Note ** 0.012 -0.021Note * 0.010
Other five large metropolitan areas 0.065Note *** 0.011 0.063Note *** 0.011 0.062Note *** 0.011 0.050Note *** 0.009
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