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Factors Associated With Early Employment Among Refugees From the Former Soviet Union
Author(s) -
RACE KATHRYN E. H.,
MASINI BLASE E.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1996.tb00439.x
Subject(s) - vocational education , refugee , marital status , demographics , logistic regression , service (business) , psychology , immigration , soviet union , demographic economics , political science , demography , sociology , business , pedagogy , medicine , politics , law , population , economics , marketing
The relationship among select demographics, vocational service, and job placement among refugees from the former Soviet Union was investigated. Vocational service and employment history were tracked for 12 months for 379 Soviet refugees who were employable adults under age 55, whose first visit to Jewish Vocational Service Chicago occurred between October 1 and December 31, 1991. Employment was related to gender, marital status, and age as well as to proficiency level in English as a Second Language and vocational service. Results of a logistic regression analysis suggest that the frequency of contact with a job developer, age, and gender were indicators of early employment. Implications for employment counselors working with refugees are noted.