From: From the bottom to the top: a more complete picture of the immigrant-native wage gap in Britain
Variable | Natives | Immigrants | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. |
Unconditional log hourly wages: | Â | Â | ||
 10th %-ile | 1.56 |  | 1.54 |  |
 25th %-ile | 1.86 |  | 1.83 |  |
 50th %-ile | 2.16 |  | 2.23 |  |
 Mean | 2.24 |  | 2.28 |  |
 75th %-ile | 2.62 |  | 2.70 |  |
 90th %-ile | 2.98 |  | 3.13 |  |
Human capital and socio-economic characteristics | ||||
 Years of full-time education | 12.53 | 2.74 | 14.72 | 3.95 |
 Years of potential work experience | 22.98 | 12.33 | 19.35 | 11.72 |
 Full-time | 0.94 | 0.25 | 0.91 | 0.29 |
 Living as a couple (married, partnership) | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.48 |
 Non-white | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.50 |
 Years since immigrated |  |  | 19.60 | 15.68 |
 Non-English speaking country |  |  | 0.77 | 0.42 |
Industry | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.50 |  | 0.72 |  |
 Mining and Quarrying | 0.95 |  | 0.65 |  |
 Manufacturing | 31.97 |  | 22.93 |  |
 Electricity, Gas, Air Cond Supply | 1.63 |  | 0.67 |  |
 Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste | 0.10 |  | 0.08 |  |
 Construction | 0.67 |  | 0.52 |  |
 Wholesale, Retail, Repair of Vehicles | 0.89 |  | 1.15 |  |
 Transport and Storage | 12.26 |  | 11.08 |  |
 Accommodation and Food Services | 3.36 |  | 10.29 |  |
 Information and Communication | 0.29 |  | 0.53 |  |
 Financial and Insurance Activities | 5.36 |  | 5.65 |  |
 Real Estate Activities | 11.93 |  | 15.16 |  |
 Prof, Scientific, Technical Activities | 0.39 |  | 0.61 |  |
 Admin and Support Services | 0.27 |  | 0.50 |  |
 Public Admin and Defence | 10.61 |  | 6.97 |  |
 Education | 6.69 |  | 6.84 |  |
 Health and Social Work | 5.58 |  | 10.62 |  |
 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation | 0.14 |  | 0.11 |  |
 Other Service Activities | 5.25 |  | 4.25 |  |
 Households as Employers | 0.12 |  | 0.12 |  |
 Extraterritorial Organisations | 0.04 |  | 0.56 |  |
Region of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 North | 0.06 |  | 0.02 |  |
 North West | 0.10 |  | 0.06 |  |
 Yorkshire & the Humber | 0.10 |  | 0.07 |  |
 East Midlands | 0.08 |  | 0.06 |  |
 West Midlands | 0.10 |  | 0.08 |  |
 East | 0.04 |  | 0.04 |  |
 London | 0.08 |  | 0.32 |  |
 South East | 0.21 |  | 0.22 |  |
 South West | 0.09 |  | 0.07 |  |
 Wales | 0.05 |  | 0.02 |  |
 Scotland | 0.10 |  | 0.05 |  |
N | 301,381 | Â | 26,926 | Â |