International Journal of Social Welfare
Volume 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 296-308

Labor force participation among Asian immigrant women: Findings from the 2007 American Community Survey (Article)

Lee S.* , Zhou H. , Kim Y.
  • a College of Social Work, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States
  • b Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • c School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States

Abstract

Using a nationally representative sample of Asian immigrant women in the USA (N = 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. © 2013 International Journal of Social Welfare and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Author Keywords

Asian immigrants Migration immigrant women Labor force participation Cultural context Gender roles

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903189048&doi=10.1111%2fijsw.12059&partnerID=40&md5=765f161be12100df135832454e43ae91
DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12059
ISSN: 13696866
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English