Table 4 Employment conditions among immigrants compared with natives

Akhavan et al. [15]

Women working in a municipality, survey, Sweden, 2003

Temporary contract: PR 20% vs 8% (m) (no statistical test provided)

Borrell et al. [21]

A sample of immigrant workers, survey, Ireland, 2006–08

Temporary contracts: PR 40% vs 27%^a (m) and PR 19% vs 21%^NS (w)

Chen et al. [26]

General working pop. of immigrants, survey, Canada, 2001–4.

Over-educated: PR 52% (PR range: 32% western Europe thru 63% Southeast Asia). No data on natives.

Diaz-Serrano [33]

General working pop., survey, Spain, 2004/5.

Permanent contract: Prevalence difference = −33% (Latin American) ^a and − 38% (African) ^a and − 7% ^a (EU15)

Dunlavy et al. [34]

General working pop., Sweden 2010

Over-educated (objectively): PR 21% (non-western) and PR 15% (Western Europe) vs. PR 14% among native-born workers. No statistical test.

Premji and Lewchuk [60]

General working pop. Survey, Canada, 2005–6

Temporary contract: PR 37% vs 42% ^NS

Ronda et al. [64]

General working pop., survey, 31 European countries EU, 2004–5

No work contract: PR 10% vs 7% ^a (m) and PR 17% vs 8% (w)^a

Smith PM and Mustard [72]

General working pop., survey, Canada, 2001

Temporary contract: OR 1.84, 95%CI 1.04–3.26

Solé et al. [73]

General working pop., survey, Spain, 2006

Temporary contracts: 48% vs. 37% ^a

Sousa et al. [75]

General working pop., survey, Spain, 2008–9.

Work contract: PR 41% temporary, 9% no contract, 24% undocumented vs. PR 41% and 12%, n/a, respectively.

Vives et al. [90]

General working pop., survey, Spain, 2004/5

Employment precariousness: PR 18.3% vs 5.6% ^a