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E-inclusion: Beyond individual socio-demographic characteristics

open access: yesPLOS ONE, 2017
The changing demographic structure of the population, resulting in unparalleled growth of the elderly population, means that e-inclusion of this population group is considered to be a social and political priority in the context of the Information Society.
Silva, Patrícia Maria Teixeira   +2 more
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Do socio-demographic characteristics affect graduates’ employment status?

open access: yesDiscover Sustainability
Abstract Despite having a demographic dividend, the unemployment rate is soaring in Bangladesh, posing a great challenge for the nation. This perplexing situation demands knowledge of socio-demographic factors that may affect the employment status among graduates. Thus, this study aims to examine the impact of socio-demographic factors, such as gender,
Nusrat Jafrin   +2 more
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Poverty among racialized groups across generations

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2023
This study uses data from Canada’s 2021 Census of Population to examine the differences between the poverty rates of racialized groups and the White population.
Christoph Schimmele, Feng Hou, Max Stick
doaj   +1 more source

Immigrants’ sense of belonging to Canada by province of residence

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2023
Sense of belonging to Canada is a well-documented measure of immigrants’ social integration. However, it differs by sociodemographic characteristics such as years since immigration, age at immigration, admission category and population group.
Max Stick   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A profile of children with affirmative responses to the 2016 census questions on difficulties with activities of daily living

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2022
This study presents a socio-demographic profile of children aged 0 to 14 years with affirmative responses to the DSQ filter questions on the 2016 Census.
Thomas Charters   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retention of government-assisted refugees in designated destinations: Recent trends and the role of destination characteristics

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2022
This study asks if the retention of refugees resettled in Canada as part of the Government-Assisted Refugees (GAR) in their designated destinations has increased since the early 2000s.
Yasmin Gure, Feng Hou
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of postsecondary international students who did not enrol in publicly funded postsecondary education programs

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2023
The fast-growing number of international students have generated strong public interest and concerns about their impacts on Canada’s educational institutions, labour market, and affordable housing.
Youjin Choi, Feng Hou
doaj   +1 more source

International students as a source of labour supply: Transition to permanent residency

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2021
International students are increasingly viewed as a promising pool of skilled individuals who can be tapped for participation in the Canadian labour market.
Youjin Choi, Eden Crossman, Feng Hou
doaj   +1 more source

A sociodemographic profile of Ukrainian-Canadians

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2022
The existing Ukrainian-Canadian communities will play an important role in helping the settlement of Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion. This article compares the Ukrainian-Canadian population to Canada's national population using the 2016 ...
Max Stick, Feng Hou
doaj   +1 more source

International students as a source of labour supply: A summary of recent trends

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports, 2022
This Spotlight on data and research article provides a summary of findings from six articles released in Economic and Social Reports in 2021 and 2022 looking at different aspects on the subject of International students as a source of labour supply ...
Eden Crossman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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