Table 2.
Summary results from probit and OLS models for the effect of migration on absolute occupational attainment
| Migrant from |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South to |
North to |
Other to |
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| North β1 | Other β2 | South β3 | Other β4 | North β5 | South β6 | |
| Blacks | ||||||
| Labor force status | ||||||
| Unemployed/Out of the LF | −0.234** (0.047) | −0.373** (0.094) | −0.038 (0.043) | −0.270** (0.082) | −0.256** (0.082) | −0.019 (0.089) |
| Type of occupation | ||||||
| Managerial and Prof. | 0.222** (0.046) | 0.184** (0.063) | 0.054 (0.037) | 0.006 (0.063) | 0.100 (0.062) | −0.014 (0.089) |
| Technical, Sales, and Adm. | 0.128** (0.052) | 0.175** (0.060) | 0.092** (0.037) | 0.209** (0.038) | 0.010 (0.054) | 0.034 (0.064) |
| Service | 0.050 (0.047) | 0.170** (0.050) | −0.175** (0.035) | 0.044 (0.036) | −0.147** (0.058) | −0.159** (0.061) |
| Prec. Prod., Craft, and Rep. | −0.153** (0.050) | −0.030 (0.060) | 0.041 (0.029) | −0.059 (0.044) | −0.082 (0.067) | 0.028 (0.077) |
| Operatives and Laborers | −0.174** (0.050) | −0.277** (0.068) | −0.028 (0.038) | −0.189** (0.054) | 0.009 (0.065) | 0.009 (0.048) |
| Occupational prestige | ||||||
| SEI | 3.295** (0.781) | 3.383** (0.884) | 1.747** (0.610) | 1.410** (0.744) | 1.232 (0.958) | 0.712 (0.847) |
| Whites | ||||||
| Labor force status | ||||||
| Unemployed/Out of the LF | −0.101** (0.045) | −0.159** (0.056) | 0.093** (0.042) | 0.087** (0.034) | −0.026** (0.051) | 0.077 (0.051) |
| Type of occupation | ||||||
| Managerial and Prof. | 0.126** (0.031) | 0.097** (0.030) | 0.186** (0.025) | 0.159** (0.022) | 0.164** (0.036) | 0.177** (0.030) |
| Technical, Sales, and Adm. | −0.040 (0.028) | 0.017 (0.027) | 0.106** (0.024) | 0.101** (0.022) | 0.028 (0.027) | 0.074** (0.026) |
| Service | 0.060* (0.035) | 0.109** (0.036) | −0.052** (0.026) | 0.036 (0.026) | −0.028 (0.035) | 0.031 (0.040) |
| Prec. Prod., Craft, and Rep. | −0.170** (0.026) | −0.085** (0.031) | −0.046** (0.022) | −0.056** (0.023) | −0.114** (0.033) | −0.020 (0.025) |
| Operatives and Laborers | −0.007 (0.033) | −0.108** (0.042) | −0.211** (0.031) | −0.216** (0.028) | −0.012 (0.036) | −0.161** (0.037) |
| Occupational prestige | ||||||
| SEI | 0.083 (0.488) | 0.632 (0.530) | 3.737** (0.434) | 2.802** (0.393) | 2.304** (0.588) | 3.509** (0.529) |
**
p<.05
*
p<.10
Bolded coefficients indicate Wald test for difference in parameter estimates between blacks and whites statistically significant at p<.05