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Table 4 University graduates from fields of study leading to regulated occupations in jobs with low education levels

	Canadian born			Established			Recent
				Immigrants
	1991	2001	2006¹	1991	2001	2006¹	1991	2001	2006¹
	%
Men
Law	2	3	4^*	18	25	21	28	35	40^*
Accounting	6	6	5	17	24	20^*	31	33	34^*
Engineering	4	4	5^*	7	11	18^*	17	17	25^*
Medicine	0	1	0	1	1	13^*	10	19	16^*
Nursing	6	6	6	..	..	..	..	..	..
Women
Law	3	5	6^*	9	11	26^*	43	33	36
Accounting	12	9	8	32	30	31	49	47	48
Engineering	5	6	7^*	9	18	19^*	24	26	34^*
Medicine	1	1	1	8	4	14^*	15	15	24^*
Nursing	4	4	3	7	22	21^*	30	46	23
* The gap between the 1991 and 2006 rates is statistically significant at a threshold of 5%. 1.The classification of fields of study changed between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census. To make the fields of study selected from 1991 and 2001 compatible with those from 2006, a preliminary matching file was used. However, rates could be slightly different if the final matching file had been used. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.