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Title: Ethnic Disparities in Labor Force Participation among Asian Female Immigrants

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Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: Using data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) of the United States, this study examined ethnic disparities in labor force participation among Asian female immigrants and predictors of labor force participation among different ethnic subgroups. Among the study sample, Filipino immigrants showed the highest rates of labor force participation, followed by Chinese immigrants. The results of logistic regression models indicated that having a higher level of education was positively related to labor force participation, while having a child under age 5 and having other family income sources were negatively associated with labor force participation. Among immigration-related factors, having US citizenship, a longer length of residence in the United States, and a better English proficiency level were positively related to labor force participation among Asian female immigrants. The different predictors of labor force participation by ethnic subgroups were identified.

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Authors: Zhou, Huiquan; Lee, Sungkyu

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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