Table 3.
Mean differences in job insecurity between Australia-born workers and migrant workers by educational attainment, adjusted for gender and age (n = 9043).
| Migrant Status | High School or Lower | Diploma or Certificate | Bachelor | Postgraduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | 95% CI | Coefficient | 95% CI | Coefficient | 95% CI | Coefficient | 95% CI | ||
| Exposure 1: Based on COB ѱ | Australia-born | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Overseas-born | 0.06 | −0.34; 0.46 | 0.29 | −0.07; 0.65 | 0.79 *** | 0.36; 1.23 | 0.80 *** | 0.34; 1.27 | |
| Exposure 2: Based on COB ѱ and dominant language of COB | Australia-born | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Main-ESC-born † | −0.21 | −0.74; 0.32 | 0.12 | −0.36; 0.59 | 0.33 | −0.35; 1.01 | 0.36 | −0.32; 1.05 | |
| Non-ESC-born † | 0.38 | −0.19; 0.95 | 0.49 | −0.01; 0.99 | 1.04 *** | 0.52; 1.56 | 1.08 *** | 0.51; 1.64 | |
| Exposure 3: Based on COB ѱ and years since arrival in Australia | Australia-born | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Arrival ≤5 years | 2.38 ** | 0.98; 3.78 | 1.56 * | 0.32; 2.81 | 1.77 ** | 0.67; 2.87 | 1.58 * | 0.30; 2.85 | |
| Arrival 6–10 years | 0.84 | −0.35; 2.03 | 1.15 * | 0.01; 2.29 | 0.69 | −0.33; 1.71 | 1.35 * | 0.32; 2.38 | |
| Arrival ≥11 years | −0.26 | −0.69; 0.18 | 0.07 | −0.32; 0.46 | 0.64 * | 0.13; 1.14 | 0.59 * | 0.06; 1.11 | |
COB ѱ: Country of birth; † Main-ESC-born: Born in a main-English speaking country; non-ESC-born: Born in a non-English speaking country. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.