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| 2 | this table displays the results of changes in entry characteristics of new immigrant men landing year, all new immigrants, principal applicants in the economic class, 1981, 1988, 1999 and 2010, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | landing year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | all new immigrants |  |  |  | principal applicants in the economic class |  |  |  |
| 5 |  | 1981 | 1988 | 1999 | 2010 | 1981 | 1988 | 1999 | 2010 |
| 6 |  | percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 7 | skilled worker and provincial nominee principal applicants | 52.3 | 40.6 | 51.5 | 46.6 | 94.6 | 90.7 | 94.8 | 96.1 |
| 8 | business class principal applicants | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
| 9 | economic class spouses and dependants | 3.5 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 19.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 10 | family class | 25.4 | 21.2 | 23.2 | 20.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 11 | refugees | 15.8 | 25.4 | 13.0 | 12.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 12 | others | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 13 | aged 20 to 24 at landing | 23.0 | 18.4 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 15.5 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 14 | aged 25 to 29 at landing | 27.8 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 22.2 | 27.6 | 22.1 | 24.0 | 22.2 |
| 15 | aged 30 to 34 at landing | 21.1 | 22.6 | 25.8 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.5 | 29.1 | 27.3 |
| 16 | aged 35 to 39 at landing | 12.0 | 16.6 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 15.3 | 21.2 | 22.1 | 21.4 |
| 17 | aged 40 to 44 at landing | 7.2 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.7 |
| 18 | aged 45 to 49 at landing | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 9.0 |
| 19 | aged 50 to 54 at landing | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 20 | less than high school graduation | 18.7 | 17.6 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 21 | high school graduation | 29.6 | 32.2 | 22.4 | 20.2 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| 22 | some postsecondary education | 28.7 | 25.9 | 17.8 | 21.7 | 33.7 | 30.5 | 15.0 | 20.9 |
| 23 | bachelor's degree | 16.9 | 18.6 | 37.6 | 32.4 | 20.2 | 24.9 | 52.1 | 38.3 |
| 24 | graduate degree | 6.1 | 5.6 | 15.3 | 17.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 24.0 | 28.4 |
| 25 | northern and western europe | 23.5 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 35.7 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 9.2 |
| 26 | southern and eastern europe | 16.6 | 19.7 | 16.0 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 16.0 | 8.6 |
| 27 | africa | 5.4 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 17.4 |
| 28 | east asia | 11.0 | 17.7 | 22.4 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 28.1 | 31.8 | 12.9 |
| 29 | south asia | 8.3 | 9.1 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 20.0 | 20.7 |
| 30 | southeast asia | 13.9 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 15.9 | 5.1 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 14.1 |
| 31 | other asian countries | 3.2 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| 32 | caribbean and central and south america | 10.6 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 |
| 33 | oceania and other countries | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 34 | united states | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 35 | french mother tongue | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 36 | english or french mother tongue, bilingual | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 6.1 |
| 37 | other mother tongue, speaking english | 25.6 | 40.0 | 55.7 | 58.0 | 26.2 | 52.1 | 66.0 | 56.8 |
| 38 | other mother tongue, speaking french | 4.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 39 | other mother tongue, bilingual | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 16.0 |
| 40 | not speaking english or french | 32.8 | 36.4 | 22.7 | 11.6 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 12.7 | 8.3 |
| 41 | english mother tongue | 30.5 | 15.3 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 39.4 | 17.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| 42 | regional unemployment rate | 8.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 43 | over $50,000 a year | .. | 1.4 | 2.4 | 7.8 | .. | 2.4 | 3.6 | 13.0 |
| 44 | from $20,000 to $50,000 a year | .. | 3.4 | 5.4 | 12.9 | .. | 3.4 | 4.2 | 16.5 |
| 45 | from $0 to $20,000 a year | .. | 4.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | .. | 3.3 | 5.1 | 7.2 |
| 46 | newfoundland and labrador | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 47 | prince edward island | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 48 | nova scotia | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 49 | new brunswick | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 50 | quebec | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 51 | ontario | 16.9 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 9.2 | 18.7 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 7.5 |
| 52 | manitoba | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 7.9 |
| 53 | saskatchewan | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 54 | alberta | 14.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 16.0 |
| 55 | british columbia | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| 56 | the territories | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 57 | montreal | 13.2 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 18.8 |
| 58 | toronto | 30.8 | 46.3 | 44.9 | 30.5 | 28.6 | 47.9 | 47.5 | 25.0 |
| 59 | vancouver | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 11.5 |

Question: among new immigrant men in the study sample, what was the proportion of those with a university degree for the 1988 cohort?
Answer: 24.2

Question: among new immigrant men in the study sample, what was the proportion of those with a university degree for the 1999 cohort?
Answer: 52.9

Question: among men, what was the share of new immigrants in the economic class (including sw pas, business class pas, and economic class spouses and dependants) for the 1988 cohort?
Answer: 52.6

Question: among men, what was the share of new immigrants in the economic class (including sw pas, business class pas, and economic class spouses and dependants) for the 1999 cohort?
Answer: 63.2

Question: what was the share of immigrant men who were economic classspouses in 1999?
Answer: 8.8

Question: what was the share of immigrant men who were economic classspouses in 2010?
Answer: 19.2

Question: among principal applicants in the economic class, what was the share of immigrants with a high-paying job (paying more than $50,000) in 1999?
Answer: 3.6

Question: among principal applicants in the economic class, what was the share of immigrants with a high-paying job (paying more than $50,000) in 2010?
Answer: 13