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Table 5 Regression analysis of occupational status after migration among recent Polish and Bulgarian migrants (non-standardised coefficients) (N = 574)

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

 

b

Beta

Ethnic group

- Poles (ref.)

  

- Ethnic Bulgarians

3.72

0.08

- Turkish Bulgarians

0.80

0.02

Occupational status in country of origin

0.16***

0.18

Interaction Migrant group * Occupational status in country of origin

−0.04

 

Migration motive

- Family (ref.)

  

- Work

−2.95*

−0.08

Intention to stay in the Netherlands

−0.74

−0.03

Education level

1.60**

0.11

Command of English

1.75

0.08

Attempt to learn Dutch before migration

3.20

0.07

Number of months in Netherlands

- <12 months (ref.)

  

- 12–24 months

−1.98~

−0.07

- 24–48 months

−1.41

−0.06

- missing

3.30

0.04

Partner with work

−1.34

−0.06

Child aged under five in household

−0.28

−0.01

Man

7.45***

0.33

Age

0.03

0.03

Intercept

16.31

 

R2

0.21

 
  1. Source: SCIP, the Netherlands, wave 1, 2011
  2. b = unstandardized regression coefficient; Beta = standardized regression coefficient
  3. *** = p < 0.001; ** = p < 0.01; * = p < 0.05; ~ = p < 0.10