On the measurement of naturalization |
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Authors: | Zai Liang |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Sociology Queens College, City University of New York, 11367-1597, Flushing, NY 2. Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University, Box 1916, 02912, Providence, RI
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Abstract: | This paper proposes a new way of measuring naturalization, which takes into account both emigration and death. I argue that the new method corrects for underestimation and thus provides a more accurate measure of the concept. Using data from six groups of the 1973 immigrant cohort and multiple-decrement life table techniques, I estimated and compared naturalization measures derived from new and old methods. The results show that failure to control for emigration has a significant effect on the measurement of naturalization, particularly if an immigrant group has relatively high rate of emigration. Some further substantive implications of this new method are also explored. |
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