title: Soviet Jews in the United States:  an analysis of their linguistic and economic adjustment.
abstract: "This article reviews the literature and analyzes 1980 Census data to study English language fluency and earnings among Soviet Jews [in the United States].  The literature review reveals:  1) the importance of employment and attaining premigration occupational status for self-esteem; 2) the difficulty of adjusting to the wide range of choices in the United States; 3) the greater difficulty and economic importance of learning English; and 4) the rapid linguistic and economic mobility.  The multivariate analysis supports the latter two points.  Soviet Jews have a difficult initial adjustment, but after five years in the United States they achieve parity in English fluency and earnings with other European immigrants, ceteris paribus."
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Chiswick
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000569:Americas; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D007182:Income; D007585:Jews; D007802:Language; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014586:USSR; D014481:United States
keywords: Acculturation; Americas; Communication; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Ethnic Groups; Income; Jews; Language; Literature Review; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Occupational Status; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United States; Ussr