title: Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of Korean Americans in the United States in 1980.
abstract: "Based on the analysis of 1980 [U.S. Census] Public-Use Microdata Samples, this article demonstrates that the Korean immigrant stream, particularly men, has been very selective even before the 1965 reform.... Despite the educational superiority and somewhat positive occupational position, Korean men in the U.S. are seriously disadvantaged in income regardless of nativity status.  Korean Americans are not as successful as whites in translating their education into occupation and income; they are better educated for the same job, but experience a lower income return to the same education and the same occupation."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D007182:Income; D007723:Korea; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States; D044465:White People
keywords: Americas; Asia; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Educational Status--men; Employment Status; Ethnic Groups; Income--men; Inequalities; International Migration; Korea; Migrants; Migration; Nationality; Native-born; North America; Northern America; Occupational Status--men; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; United States; Whites