Wiebke Schulz
Ineke Maas

http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/24/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.24

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Abstract

In this article we propose to study occupational careers with historical data by using multilevel growth models. Historical career data are often characterized by a lack of information on the timing of occupational changes and by different numbers of observations of occupations per individual. Growth models can handle these specificities, whereas standard methods, such as event history analyses can’t. We illustrate the use of growth models by studying career success of men and women, using data from the Historical Sample of the Netherlands. The results show that the method is applicable to male careers, but causes trouble when analyzing female careers.

Author's affiliation
Wiebke Schulz
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Ineke Maas
Utrecht University, Netherlands

Keywords
careers, growth models, historical data

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You will find all publications in this Special Collection “Social Mobility and Demographic Behaviour: A Long-Term Perspective” at http://www.demographic-research.org/special/10/

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