Ranking the Factors that Affect Occupational Outcomes |
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| Authors: | James R. Fain |
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| Affiliation: | College of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK |
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| Abstract: | By using Theil's entropy measure, which is an additively decomposable measure of inequality, one may rank the various factors that affect occupational outcomes. Using the 5 percent sample of the 1990 U.S. Census, I find that sex and education have the greatest impact on occupational outcomes, followed by full-time work status. Age, race, and ever-married status have little impact on occupational outcomes. |
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