Research Article

How Persistent Is the Occupation-Education Mismatch in Canada?

Table 3

Determinants of transition from overqualification (Cox model).

Variable Coefficient Standard errorHazard ratio

Training
0.361(0.093)***1.428
Male
−0.018(0.088)0.982
University
−0.148(0.153)0.862
Short tenure2.581(0.196)***13.186
Long tenure−0.1555(0.103)0.856
Short tenure *  (time > 12 months)−3.015(0.228)***0.050
Recent immigrant1.223(0.511)**3.246
Nonimmigrant0.317(0.189)*1.373
Recent immigrant *  (time > 12 months)−1.559(0.628)*0.210
Change industry0.948(0.093)***2.582
Age 25–340.264(0.115)**1.303
Age 35–440.121(0.110)1.128

Test of proportional hazard assumption Chi-square
DFProbability
Global test13.65
12
0.3235

Estimates significant at a 99% (***), 95% (**), and 90% (*) degree of confidence, not significant otherwise.