Employment Hardship Among Mexican-Origin Women

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6064643
AutoresRoberto M De Anda (Portland State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2005
Volumen27
Número1
Páginas43-59
Fecha de publicación2005-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0739986304272357
OpenAlexW2158549073
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas21

This study compares the prevalence and causes of employment hardship between Mexicanorigin and White women. Data come from the March 1992, 1996, and 2000 Current Population Surveys. Using logistic regression, the author assesses whether there is a difference between Mexican-origin and White women in employment hardship, controlling for personal and structural factors. Then, the analysis is conducted separately for these two groups of women to evaluate whether particular correlates of employment hardship affect them differently. The findings show that there were more than twice as many Mexicanorigin women than White women who experienced employment hardship. Net of relevant factors, employment hardship among Mexican women was greater than among comparable White women. Separate analysis revealed that Mexican-origin women who were young, poorly educated, recent immigrants, and employed in low-skilled occupations and the services industry were vulnerable to employment hardship

Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Immigration · Logistic regression · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology