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Table 1 Descriptive statistics broken down for Poles and Bulgarians (weighted by sex, age and region)

From: Comparing the labour market position of Poles and Bulgarians before and after migration to the Netherlands

 

Min-max

Poles

Bulgarians

  

(n = 635)

(n = 298)

Work in the Netherlands

0–1

82.6%

47.4%

Situation in country of origin

- Unemployed (ref.)

0–1

10.8%

48.1%

- In work

0–1

73.9%

30.7%

- At school

0–1

12.3%

10.8%

- Other

0–1

3.0%

10.4%

Migration motive

- Family (ref.)

0–1

14.5%

25.0%

- Work

0–1

85.5%

75.0%

Intention to stay in the Netherlands

0-1

48.7%

28.9%

Education level

1–4

2.8

2.1

Command of English

0–1

53.5%

19.5%

Attempt to learn Dutch before migration

0–1

7.4%

2.8%

Number of months in NL

- <12 months

0–1

28.5%

66.6%

- 12–24 months

0–1

23.9%

25.1%

- 24–48 months

0–1

42.2%

8.1%

- missing

0–1

5.4%

0.2%

Partner with work

0–1

56.2%

33.0%

Child younger than 5 in household

0–1

15.2%

7.9%

Man

0–1

52.2%

48.8%

Age

18–62

31.9

31.4

Turkish Bulgarian minority

0–1

-

60.8%

  

(n = 499)

(n = 75)

Occupational status in Netherlands – ISEI

15–77

29.0

28.7

Occupational status in country of origin – ISEI

10–75

36.4

32.3

  

(n = 450)

(n = 71)

Satisfaction with income in Netherlands

1–4

2.8

2.9

Satisfaction with income in country of origin

1–4

1.8

2.1

  1. Source: SCIP, the Netherlands wave 1, 2011