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Table 2 Earnings inequality and mobility indices for Canada and Germany

From: Short-term earnings mobility in the Canadian and German context: the role of cognitive skills

 

Gini

Fields and Ok

Fields

Can

Ger

Can

Ger

Can

Ger

2012

2016

2012

2016

12–16

12–16

12–16

12–16

Overall

0.288

0.287

0.323

0.313

0.296

0.261

0.061

0.056

Numeracy Skills in 2012: Level 0/1

0.290

0.276

0.290

0.328

0.396

0.353

0.117

0.054

Numeracy Skills in 2012: Level 2/3

0.270

0.276

0.308

0.293

0.292

0.261

0.052

0.062

Numeracy Skills in 2012: Level 4/5

0.237

0.232

0.284

0.257

0.252

0.236

0.073

0.080

Advanced math at work in 2012

0.245

0.251

0.285

0.273

0.271

0.227

0.047

0.053

No advanced math in 2012

0.291

0.286

0.323

0.314

0.316

0.307

0.071

0.066

Advanced reading at work in 2012

0.265

0.258

0.289

0.274

0.268

0.239

0.071

0.061

No advanced reading in 2012

0.276

0.289

0.333

0.327

0.334

0.305

0.047

0.065

Low discretion at work in 2012

0.297

0.288

0.316

0.313

0.302

0.309

0.070

0.056

High discretion at work in 2012

0.267

0.277

0.317

0.302

0.289

0.240

0.047

0.056

Education: HS or less

0.265

0.278

0.299

0.299

0.325

0.293

0.059

0.061

Education: VET PSE (below BA)

0.263

0.282

0.305

0.272

0.292

0.255

0.036

0.930

Education: non-VET PSE (below BA)

0.293

0.265

0.281

0.249

0.297

0.223

0.109

0.860

Education: BA degree or above

0.248

0.237

0.265

0.250

0.278

0.241

0.082

0.074