title: On the measurement of naturalization.
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.
authors: Department of Sociology, Queens College City University of New York, Flushing 11367-1597.
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authors: Liang
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D011336:Probability; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology