Racial Differences in the Impact of Military Service on the Socioeconomic Status of Women Veterans

This article investigates the impact of military service on the socioeconomic status of African American and white, non-Hispanic women veterans of the post-1973 U.S. allvolunteer force. Earnings and family income are used as measures of socioeconomic status. Data from the 1990 Public Use Microdata S...

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Published in:Armed forces and society 2003-10, Vol.30 (1), p.53-85
Main Authors: COONEY, RICHARD T., SEGAL, MADY WECHSLER, SEGAL, DAVID R., FALK, WILLIAM W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African-Americans
Black White Differences
Education
Females
Military
Military Service
Political science
Race
Racial differences
Skills
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic Status
Sociology
U.S.A
United States of America
Veterans
Whites
Women
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Summary:This article investigates the impact of military service on the socioeconomic status of African American and white, non-Hispanic women veterans of the post-1973 U.S. allvolunteer force. Earnings and family income are used as measures of socioeconomic status. Data from the 1990 Public Use Microdata Sample L were used in this analysis. This data set is a .45 percent sample drawn from the 1990 Census. Using semilogarithmic regression, we found that, overall, African American women veterans did not differ significantly from their non-serving counterparts, controlling for several factors associ ated with socioeconomic status. White, non-Hispanic women veterans, however, suffered an earnings and family income penalty relative to similar non-serving women. The data suggest that this veteran disadvantage may be due to the interaction of military service. child-bearing patterns, and educational attainment.
ISSN:0095-327X
1556-0848
DOI:10.1177/0095327X0303000103