Table 10
Within-class variations in outcomes for childhood immigrants, by source region
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| Within-class frequency distribution | High-school graduation rate | University completion rate | Average annual earnings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | 2010 constant dollars | |||
| Economic class | ||||
| United States | 1.7 | 96.1 | 53.4 | 43,500 |
| Caribbean | 2.2 | 97.3 | 39.0 | 42,100 |
| Central and South America | 4.3 | 93.8 | 40.1 | 44,000 |
| Northern Europe | 9.0 | 96.8 | 40.4 | 52,100 |
| Western Europe | 4.5 | 95.8 | 42.5 | 47,700 |
| Southern Europe | 5.2 | 85.8 | 28.1 | 41,300 |
| Eastern Europe | 6.6 | 97.7 | 52.4 | 43,800 |
| Africa | 6.8 | 97.5 | 54.0 | 49,700 |
| South Asia | 7.5 | 98.0 | 57.2 | 47,700 |
| Southeast Asia | 11.4 | 96.6 | 40.8 | 45,900 |
| East Asia | 29.1 | 98.0 | 65.2 | 45,700 |
| West Asia | 11.2 | 96.9 | 55.4 | 46,800 |
| Oceania and other | 0.5 | 93.4 | 35.4 | 48,500 |
| Family class | ||||
| United States | 1.6 | 88.3 | 25.3 | 40,500 |
| Caribbean | 18.0 | 90.3 | 14.0 | 36,400 |
| Central and South America | 10.4 | 83.9 | 13.7 | 37,400 |
| Northern Europe | 1.7 | 92.4 | 31.8 | 49,600 |
| Western Europe | 0.7 | 90.9 | 31.3 | 45,600 |
| Southern Europe | 3.3 | 68.0 | 11.3 | 41,800 |
| Eastern Europe | 12.2 | 95.0 | 32.9 | 44,400 |
| Africa | 4.3 | 93.6 | 28.1 | 38,400 |
| South Asia | 18.8 | 88.2 | 21.7 | 36,600 |
| Southeast Asia | 17.9 | 86.7 | 17.4 | 40,000 |
| East Asia | 5.8 | 89.9 | 38.1 | 40,900 |
| West Asia | 4.3 | 84.7 | 25.1 | 39,600 |
| Oceania and other | 1.0 | 88.4 | 8.5 | 34,900 |
| Refugees | ||||
| Caribbean | 2.5 | 91.1 | 20.9 | 32,600 |
| Central and South America | 18.2 | 90.3 | 18.6 | 36,900 |
| Southern Europe | 7.3 | 90.1 | 28.6 | 37,000 |
| Eastern Europe | 17.7 | 96.5 | 43.1 | 46,800 |
| Africa | 6.3 | 92.7 | 28.8 | 34,200 |
| South Asia | 9.4 | 92.3 | 33.9 | 37,300 |
| Southeast Asia | 23.5 | 86.0 | 25.5 | 44,200 |
| East Asia | 2.3 | 91.2 | 33.0 | 39,500 |
| West Asia | 12.7 | 90.3 | 28.9 | 36,900 |
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Notes: Refugees from the United States, Northern Europe, Western Europe, and Oceania and other are excluded because of small sample size. The total sample size is 34,529 for the economic class, 19,994 for the family class, and 15,225 for refugees. Source: Statistics Canada, authors' calculations based on data from the 2011 National Household Survey and Immigrant Landing File linkage. |
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