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Title: Effect of Wives' Employment on Family Migration
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Spitze, Glenna D. |
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Effect of Wives' Employment on Family Migration Presented: Pittsburgh, PA, Population Association of America Meetings, 1983 Cohort(s): Mature Women, Young Women Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Earnings; Employment; Job Status; Marriage; Migration; Wives, Work Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study examines the effect of a wife's employment on her family's probability of migration, testing hypotheses derived from economic migration theory and from sociological research on work and family life. Data for white married women from the NLS of Young and Mature Women are aggregated across two-year time periods and then disaggregated by age groups. Results indicate deterrent effects of both wife's employment and her income, a minor interaction between employment and job satisfaction, and none with sex-role attitude variables. There are distinct age patterns, with earnings playing a greater role in the 20s and employment status in the early 30s. After this point, wives' employment plays no part in the family migration process. Possible age and cohort interpretations are discussed. It is concluded that increasing levels of female labor force participation may slow general levels of migration somewhat, particularly for young couples. |
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Spitze, Glenna D. "Effect of Wives' Employment on Family Migration." Presented: Pittsburgh, PA, Population Association of America Meetings, 1983. |