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Title: Rural Military Veterans of Color and STEM Occupational Outcomes

Citation Type: Journal Article

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ISSN: 0095-327X

DOI: 10.1177/0095327X231152265

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Abstract: Although the literature on veteran differences in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupational outcomes by gender is established and veteran/nonveteran differences in STEM outcomes are well studied, we fill a gap in the literature by examining the following two research questions in this study: (1) are rural veterans less likely than urban veterans to be employed in a STEM occupation and how does race/ethnicity modify this relationship; (2) among veterans in a STEM occupation, does total income vary by rural/urban location and race/ethnicity? We retrieved data on employed military veterans (n = 845,467) aged 18 to 65 years from the 2008–2020 American Community Survey. Results showed that rural-dwelling Black and Hispanic veterans were less likely than Whites to be employed in a STEM field. Among veterans employed in a STEM field, rural-dwelling Hispanics had lower annual incomes than Whites. As such, future STEM education programs should target rural-dwelling veterans of color.

Url: https://journals-sagepub-com.ezp2.lib.umn.edu/doi/full/10.1177/0095327X231152265

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Authors: McDaniel, Justin T.; Henson, Harvey; DeRuntz, Bruce; Brown, Daniel; Hunter-Johnson, Yvonne; Albright, David L.

Periodical (Full): Armed Forces & Society

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Pages: 1-18

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Methodology and Data Collection, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography, Race and Ethnicity

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