| 1 | A | B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | predicted probabilities of experiencing persistent overqualification, based on certain selected characteristics, canada, 2006 and 2016 |  |
| 3 |  | predicted probability |
| 4 | sex |  |
| 5 | women | 5.4 |
| 6 | men | 5.1 |
| 7 | highest level of educational attainment |  |
| 8 | bachelor's degree without further studies | 6.8 |
| 9 | bachelor's degree with further studies | 3.0 |
| 10 | university certificate or diploma above bachelor level without further studies | 3.7 |
| 11 | university certificate or diploma above bachelor level with further studies | 2.6 |
| 12 | degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry | 2.3 |
| 13 | master's degree without further studies | 2.4 |
| 14 | master's degree with further studies | 0.4 |
| 15 | doctorate acquired | 0.5 |
| 16 | field of study |  |
| 17 | education | 3.3 |
| 18 | visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 8.2 |
| 19 | humanities | 11.4 |
| 20 | social and behavioural sciences and law | 8.3 |
| 21 | business, management and public administration | 5.4 |
| 22 | physical and life sciences and technologies | 5.7 |
| 23 | mathematics, computer and information sciences | 2.4 |
| 24 | architecture, engineering, and related technologies | 3.0 |
| 25 | agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 8.0 |
| 26 | health and related fields | 3.0 |
| 27 | other | 10.0 |
| 28 | level of familiarity with official languages |  |
| 29 | 1. highest level | 3.9 |
| 30 | 2 | 4.4 |
| 31 | 3 | 4.7 |
| 32 | 4 | 5.7 |
| 33 | 5 | 7.3 |
| 34 | 6. lowest level | 8.5 |
| 35 | location of study |  |
| 36 | canada | 3.8 |
| 37 | north america | 5.1 |
| 38 | central and south america | 7.3 |
| 39 | caribbean and bermuda | 12.1 |
| 40 | western europe | 5.7 |
| 41 | eastern europe | 10.9 |
| 42 | northern europe | 3.7 |
| 43 | southern europe | 7.1 |
| 44 | sub-saharan africa | 8.6 |
| 45 | northern africa | 7.3 |
| 46 | west central asia | 8.7 |
| 47 | eastern asia | 8.2 |
| 48 | southeast asia | 20.4 |
| 49 | southern asia | 18.2 |
| 50 | oceania | 6.2 |

Question: list the top 3 fields of study least likely to experience persistent overqualification.
Answer: mathematics, computer and information sciences, architecture, engineering, and related technologies, health and related fields

Question: what was the percentage of predicted probability of graduates in humanities programs being overqualified in both 2006 and 2016?
Answer: 11.4

Question: what were the predicted probabilities of graduates of programs in visual and performing arts and communications technology and in social and behavioural sciences and law being persistent overqualified?
Answer: 8.2, 8.3

Question: list the top 3 locations of study least likely to be overqualified.
Answer: northern europe, canada, north america

Question: what was the predicted probability of being overqulified for those who graduated in southern asia and southeast asia respectively?
Answer: 18.2, 20.4