Table 1.
Descriptive statistics
| Mean/Percent | s.d. | |
|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | ||
| Working at time of survey (%) | 57.9 | |
| Hours worked per week among working (mean)a | 35.6 | (9.7) |
| <20 (%) | 10.0 | |
| 20-35 | 21.4 | |
| 35+ | 68.6 | |
| Weeks out of work previous year (mean)b | 8.9 | (15.0) |
| % experiencing instability | 50.5 | |
| Reasons for weeks out (%) | ||
| Family | 31.2 | |
| Underemployment/lack of demand | 54.1 | |
| Illness | 7.3 | |
| Other | 7.3 | |
| Explanatory variables | ||
| National Origin (%) | ||
| Mexican | 70.2 | |
| Central American | 29.8 | |
| Human capital | ||
| Age (mean) | 29.8 | (7.7) |
| Education (%) | ||
| 6 years or less | 43.6 | |
| 7-9 | 26.8 | |
| 10 or more | 29.6 | |
| Worked in country of origin (%) | 58.5 | |
| Immigration characteristics | ||
| Years in Durham (mean) | 4.3 | (3.5) |
| Good English (%) | 7.1 | |
| Undocumented (%) | 88.3 | |
| Family and household structure (%) | ||
| Married | 80.4 | |
| Co-resident minor children | 71.9 | |
| Non-resident minor child in country of origin | 22.2 | |
| Employment characteristics | ||
| Type of Occupation (%) | ||
| Food | 29.6 | |
| Childcare | 5.4 | |
| Cleaning | 31.9 | |
| Laundry | 5.9 | |
| Factory | 11.6 | |
| Non-niche | 15.6 | |
| Subcontractor | 8.6 | |
| Hispanic worksite | 41.3 | |
| Small firm | 33.3 | |
| N | 1,119 |
a
The analysis of hours work is restricted to 910 women interviewed in the second round of data collection
b
The analysis of weeks out of work is restricted to 339 women interviewed in a supplement during the second round of data collection