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Group differences in educational attainment among the children of immigrants

Using the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey, the article examines the group differences by national origin in university ... Show more
Using the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey, the article examines the group differences by national origin in university educational attainment among the children of immigrants in Canada. We found that children of immigrant parents in most source region groups achieve higher university completion rates than children of Canadian-born parents, partly due to higher education levels of their parents. Children of Chinese and Indian immigrants particularly attain higher academic achievements than children of Canadian-born parents. Parental education was also important in explaining the relatively low university completion rates among the second-generation Portuguese.
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Authors: Abada, Teresa; Hou, Feng; Ram, Bali

Corporate authors: Statistics Canada. Business and Labour Market Analysis Division

Date: 2008

Geographic subjects: North America; Canada

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: Statistics Canada Analytical Studies Branch research paper series

Subjects: Demographics; Research; Qualifications ... [+] Show more