The Effects of Family Income, Parental Education and Other Background Factors on Access to Post‐Secondary Education in Canada: Evidence from the YITS

Finnie, Ross; Mueller, Richard E.

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“…To do so, the multinomial logit approach previously used in Finnie and Mueller (2008a, b, 2009 is employed. This approach treats the particular level of PSE as a jointly determined process along with the decision to go to PSE or not.…”

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Why Do So Many Children of Immigrants Attend University? Evidence for Canada

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Finnie

Mueller

2015

Int. Migration & Integration

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The children of Canadian immigrants from some source regions, Asia, Africa and China in particular, attend university at extraordinarily high rates. Most others participate at lower rates, but still compare favourably with nonimmigrant Canadians. In this paper, the Youth in Transition Survey is used to analyse the role of various background factors on these outcomes, including parental education, family income, parental expectations, high school grades and PISA test scores. To some degree, the children of immigrants go to a university because they have higher levels of the background attributes associated with university attendance, parental education in particular. But by allowing these effects to vary by immigrant group, this research finds that the high immigrant university participation rates are largely driven by those possessing Bunfavourable^characteristics (low levels of parental education in particular) attending university in spite of these apparent disadvantages.

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Why Do So Many Children of Immigrants Attend University? Evidence for Canada

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Mueller

2015

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“…Similarly, lower socioeconomic status is generally related to greater likelihood of purchasing cheaper (contraband) cigarettes [13,19,27,45]. Given that family income is typically lower among college than university students [46], and rates of tobacco consumption are typically higher [47], it is not unexpected to find a higher proportion of First Nations/Native tobacco on college than university campuses.…”

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Contraband tobacco on post-secondary campuses in Ontario, Canada: analysis of discarded cigarette butts

Barkans

Lawrance

2013

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundNo studies to date have assessed young adults’ use of First Nations/Native tobacco, a common form of contraband tobacco in Canada. This study examined the proportion of First Nations/Native cigarette butts discarded on post-secondary campuses in the province of Ontario, and potential differences between colleges and universities and across geographical regions.MethodsIn 2009, discarded cigarette butts were collected from high-traffic smoking locations at 12 universities and 13 colleges purposively selected to represent a variety of institutions from all 7 health service regions across Ontario. Cigarette butts were identified as First Nations/Native tobacco if they were: known First Nations/Native brands; had names not matching domestic and international legally-manufactured cigarettes; had no visible branding or logos.ResultsOf 36,355 butts collected, 14% (95% CI = 9.75–19.04) were First Nations/Native. Use of this tobacco was apparent on all campuses, accounting for as little as 2% to as much as 39% of cigarette consumption at a particular school. Proportions of First Nations/Native butts were not significantly higher on colleges (M = 17%) than universities (M = 12%), but were significantly higher in the North region.ConclusionsThe presence of cheap First Nations/Native (contraband) tobacco on post-secondary campuses suggests the need for regulation and public education strategies aimed to reduce its use. Strategies should account for regional variations, and convey messages that resonate with young adults. Care must be taken to present fair messages about First Nations/Native tobacco, and avoid positioning regulated tobacco as a healthier option than contraband.

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“…Furthermore, they pursue postsecondary education at a relatively higher proportion than the latter (Finnie & Mueller, 2008, 2010Kamanzi, Bastien, Doray & Magnan, 2016;Picot, 2012;Thiessen, 2009). However, a closer examination of the issue has shown significant disparities among immigrants depending on their ethnocultural and geographic origins.…”

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“…In order to reach sufficient numbers for analysis, countries were grouped by geographic region. Inspired by categorizations put forth by previous Canadian studies (Finnie & Mueller, 2008;Thiessen, 2009;Kamanzi et al, 2016), students were grouped into eight categories: (1) Canada (N=15,053), (2) mixed: one parent born in Canada, the other born abroad (N=1,678), (3) Europe and Anglo-Saxon countries (N=737), (4) East Asia (N=211), (5) Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (N=656), (6) North Africa and the Middle East (N=762), (7) Sub-Saharan Africa (N=158), (8) Latin America and the Caribbean (N=1,132).…”

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The Postsecondary Education Pathways of Canadian Immigrants: Who Goes and How Do They Get There?

Kamanzi

Collins²

2018

IJSSS

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This article aims to describe and understand the postsecondary education pathway morphology of Canadian youth from the province of Quebec with immigrant family origins, as well as the factors that contribute to its structuration. Results from a subsample of 20,387 students reveal that they generally acces postsecondary education and follow a linear pathway at higher rates than their peers whose parents were born in Canada. However, significant differences exist between first and second-generation immigrants, as well as when parental geographic region of origin is considered. In conclusion, several possible interpretations are proposed.

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The Effects of Family Income, Parental Education and Other Background Factors on Access to Post‐Secondary Education in Canada: Evidence from the YITS

Cited by 36 publications

References 15 publications

Why Do So Many Children of Immigrants Attend University? Evidence for Canada

Why Do So Many Children of Immigrants Attend University? Evidence for Canada

Contraband tobacco on post-secondary campuses in Ontario, Canada: analysis of discarded cigarette butts

The Postsecondary Education Pathways of Canadian Immigrants: Who Goes and How Do They Get There?

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