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Author: Sanchez-Soto, Gabriela
Resulting in 3 citations.
1. Atherwood, Serge
Sanchez-Soto, Gabriela
Does Social Class Matter Equally for the Timely Transition Into and Out of College? Evidence from the NLSY97
Research in Higher Education published online (2 May 2022): DOI: 10.1007/s11162-022-09692-w.
Also: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11162-022-09692-w
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): College Degree; Parenthood; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Although the positive relationship between social determinants and college attainment is well established, less is known about how social class specifically relates to the linear and timely completion of postsecondary degrees. In this paper, we empirically examine on-time completion of bachelor's degrees using social class proxies for a national sample of U.S. high school graduates, using the life course perspective and social selection hypothesis to contextualize social effects on the two key transitions--timely full-time enrollment and timely degree completion--that bound the traditional 4-year college pathway. We find strongly positive associations between several social indicators and attainment of both transition events, although effects are larger and more numerous for the initial transition, indicating social selection may be more influential in launching the 4-year college pathway than in completing it. Gradients of social advantage also appear more complexly gendered and racialized at the start of the college pathway than at the end. Finally, we confirm that parenthood is highly incompatible with a 4-year path to a degree regardless of social class and conspicuously more likely to interfere with the timely completion of a bachelor's degree than other major life transitions.
Bibliography Citation
Atherwood, Serge and Gabriela Sanchez-Soto. "Does Social Class Matter Equally for the Timely Transition Into and Out of College? Evidence from the NLSY97." Research in Higher Education published online (2 May 2022): DOI: 10.1007/s11162-022-09692-w.
2. Atherwood, Serge
Sanchez-Soto, Gabriela
Timing Effects of College During the School-to-Work Transition: Evidence from the NLSY97
Presented: Denver CO, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2018
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): College Degree; College Enrollment; Transition, Adulthood; Transition, School to Work

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

During the transition to adulthood (TTA), college enrollment is seen as an aspirational pathway to a more secure future. In the post-2000 era, the college-going pathway has grown more expensive at the same time a college degree is increasingly seen as a labor market prerequisite. The first cohort of young adults to transition to adulthood post-2000 was born in the early 1980s. Today, they are in their mid- to late-30s and have completed their TTA. This paper explores the timing and determinants of college enrollment, college completion, and entry into the labor force for this cohort using life tables and discrete-time logistic regression models on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997. We find the risk of college enrollment increases sharply for females but decreases for non-white groups. Presence of children in the home and/or being in a union also substantially decreases likelihood of enrollment.
Bibliography Citation
Atherwood, Serge and Gabriela Sanchez-Soto. "Timing Effects of College During the School-to-Work Transition: Evidence from the NLSY97." Presented: Denver CO, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2018.
3. Bautista-Leon, Andrea
Sanchez-Soto, Gabriela
The Impact of International Migration on Occupational Trajectories During the Transition to Adulthood: A Binational Study of Mexicans in the United States and Return Migrants in Mexico
Presented: Denver CO, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2018
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Cross-national Analysis; Hispanics; Migration; Occupational Attainment; Transition, Adulthood

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The objective of this paper is to explore the trajectories of occupational attainment of Mexican immigrants in the United States and return migrants in Mexico. Following a life course perspective, we are interested in the mechanisms of status attainment for Mexicans with migration experience, and how patterns of occupational attainment vary for immigrants established in the U.S. relative to migrants who returned to Mexico. We compare Mexicans who returned to Mexico to Mexicans still in the U.S. by pooling data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997 Cohort and the Mexican Migration Project to obtain a binational life history dataset. Our data includes migration and occupational histories, as well as other life course indicators. We estimate Generalized Estimation Equations (GEE) to compare the determinants of entering different occupations, models account for sociodemographic characteristics, migration characteristics, and life course characteristics.
Bibliography Citation
Bautista-Leon, Andrea and Gabriela Sanchez-Soto. "The Impact of International Migration on Occupational Trajectories During the Transition to Adulthood: A Binational Study of Mexicans in the United States and Return Migrants in Mexico." Presented: Denver CO, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2018.