DETERMINANTS OF WHITE-COLLAR EMPLOYMENT - PUERTO-RICAN WOMEN IN METROPOLITAN NEW-YORK

To understand the economic status of the severely disadvantaged requir es an analysis both of those who obtain jobs and those who obtain good jobs. This study analyzes the determinants of white-collar employment among Puerto Rican women in metropolitan New York. Logistic regressio n analyses, controlling for labor force selection bias, show that adva nced educational attainment, English language ability, and delayed chi ldbearing are positively related, while migrant status and employment in the manufacturing sector are negatively related to white-collar pla cement. Family formation variables are the important determinants of w hite-collar employment in the service industry. Statistical interactio n terms show that better education interacts with manufacturing sector employment to provide white-collar placements for some Puerto Rican w omen.