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Going home: the migration of Puerto Rican-born women from the United States to Puerto Rico
- Source :
- The Professional Geographer. May, 1993, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p148, 11 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- This paper analyzes the migration of Puerto Rican-born women from the United States to Puerto Rico using longitudinal data. We hypothesize that sojourn length in the United States is a function of both structural (macro-level economic and cultural factors) and behavioral (micro-level life-cycle experiences and personal attributes) variables. We test these hypotheses by estimating a proportional hazards model. The parameter estimates of this model indicate that sojourn length in the United States, and thus the decision to return to Puerto Rico, is a function of wage trends and community characteristics on the mainland plus a number of individual attributes that include education, marriage, and childbirth. Key Words: female migration and circulation, Puerto Rico, structural factors, behavioral factors, proportional hazards model.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00330124
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- The Professional Geographer
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.14085224