Labor force participation among Asian immigrant women: Findings from the 2007 American Community Survey. (18th September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Sungkyu; Zhou, Huiquan; Kim, Youngmi
• Is Part Of: International journal of social welfare. Volume 23:Number 3(2014:Jul.)
• Page Start: 296
• Page End: 308
• Publication Date: 2013-09-18
• Subjects: Social service -- Periodicals; Public welfare -- Periodicals; Social service -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; Public welfare -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; 361
• DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12059
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1369-6866

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Using a nationally representative sample of Asian immigrant women in the USA (<italic>N</italic> = 33, 032), we examined ethnic variations in labor force participation and different predictors of labor force participation among six Asian ethnic subgroups, including Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese. Our findings indicated that having a higher level of education, fewer children under age 5, US citizenship, a longer length of residence in the USA, and a better English proficiency were significantly related to higher rates of labor force participation among certain ethnic subgroups. The different predictors of labor force participation by ethnic subgroups were further analyzed in cultural contexts.</p> </abstract>