The prevalence of over-qualification and its association with health status among occupationally active new immigrants to Canada

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 601-619

  Chen, Cynthia ^a   Smith, Peter ^a,b   Mustard, Cameron ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; health; immigrants; over qualification; survey

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; MENTAL HEALTH; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

EID: 78650128375     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2010.502591     Document Type: Article

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