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Table 4 Regression analysis of satisfaction with income from employment immediately after migration, recent Polish and Bulgarian migrants (N = 496)

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

 

b

Beta

Ethnic group

0.22

0.71

- Poles (ref.)

  

- Ethnic Bulgarians

0.09

0.02

- Turkish Bulgarians

0.00

0.00

Income satisfaction in country of origin

0.02

0.02

Interaction Migrant group * Income satisfaction in country of origin

0.04

 

Migration motive

- Family (ref.)

  

- Work

−0.05

−0.02

Intention to stay in the Netherlands

−0.20*

−0.12

Occupational status in the Netherlands

0.01**

0.15

Education level

0.04

0.03

Command of English

0.18~

0.10

Attempt to learn Dutch before migration

0.09

0.02

Number of months in Netherlands

- <12 months (ref.)

  

- 12–24 months

0.13

0.06

- 24–48 months

0.10

0.06

- missing

−0.66*

−0.09

Partner with work

−0.07

−0.04

Child aged under five in household

0.05

0.02

Man

0.04

0.03

Age

0.00

0.04

Intercept

2.13

 

Adjusted R2

0.05

 
  1. Source: SCIP, the Netherlands, wave 1, 2011
  2. b = unstandardized regression coefficient; Beta = standardized regression coefficient
  3. ** = p < 0.01; * = p < 0.05; ~ = p < 0.10