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Table 1 Summary of sample sizes by migrant status and distribution of variables used in the analyses

From: How much can you take with you? The role of education in explaining differences in the risk of unemployment between migrants and natives

 

Natives

Immigrants

N

Mean

s.d.

N

Mean

s.d.

Spain

 Unemployment

3,627

0.21

0.41

446

0.30

0.46

 Female

3,627

0.45

0.49

446

0.51

0.50

 Age

3,627

40.0

11.50

446

39.1

9.5

 Educational level

3,627

2.10

0.70

446

2.0

0.6

 Years in education

3,544

13.8

6.20

415

12.4

4.5

 Length of residence

3,627

19.7

12.5

446

9.4

6.4

 Numeracy

3,627

254.2

47.4

446

210.0

59.1

 Science

3,627

0.06

0.25

446

0.06

0.25

France

 Unemployment

4,372

0.10

0.30

249

0.16

0.36

 Female

4,372

0.49

0.50

249

0.47

0.50

 Age

4,372

40.8

11.8

249

45.6

9.9

 Educational level

4,372

2.30

0.5

249

2.0

0.7

 Years in education

4,277

14.8

5.3

212

12.6

5.1

 Length of residence

4,372

20.0

12.8

249

17.5

11.2

 Numeracy

4,372

266.5

51.5

249

197.7

64.1

 Science

4,372

0.08

0.28

249

0.04

0.20

United Kingdom

 Unemployment

5,753

0.10

0.30

353

0.12

0.33

 Female

5,753

0.54

0.49

353

0.54

0.50

 Age

5,753

40.0

12.4

353

38.6

10.2

 Educational level

5,753

2.3

0.6

353

2.4

0.7

 Years in education

5,234

17.6

8.5

315

15.5

4.7

 Length of residence

5,753

17.0

12.9

353

8.9

8.5

 Numeracy

5,753

269.4

49.6

353

244.3

57.9

 Science

5,753

0.11

0.31

353

0.09

0.28

  1. Source: Authors’ calculation based on 2012 PIAAC data