出刊年月/Date of Publishing

1990.12

所屬卷期/Vol. & No.   第20卷第4期 Vol. 20, No. 4

類型/Type                 研究論文 Research Article

篇名/Title
Demographic and Skill Profiles of Immigrants from Taiwan to the United States
臺灣赴美移民之人口與技術特徵

作者/Author
金玫 Wilawan Kanjanapan

頁碼/Pagination
pp. 79-102

摘要
近年來臺灣經濟雖然發逹，但仍有持續之本地人口外流至已開發國家。本文利用美國移民歸化局 (INS) 的1975-1986年間資料，分析臺灣赴美移民之數量與技術特徵，以為瞭解臺灣人口移出情況之根據。

實證分析結果顯示，臺灣是美國移入人口的主要來源之一，自 1975年以來，臺灣赴美人數顯著增加，其人口組成特徵以家庭移民 (family movers) 占多數，而技術特徵則顯示臺灣赴美移民一直都以專業人才為主，並無品質日漸低落的現象。本文進一步發現，不同職業類別的移民，其遷移時的生命週期階段互不相同，並就此現象提出深入探討其原因之研究方向。

Abstract
Despite Taiwan’s remarkable development in the last few decades, the outflow of Taiwan’s residents to developed countries continues uninterrupted. This paper uses data from the American Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) between 1975 and 1986 to analyze the demographic and labor force characteristics of immigrants to the United States in order to better understand Taiwanese immigration. The results of the analysis show that Taiwan is one of the foremost countries sending immigrants to the United States. Starting from 1975, the numbers of Taiwanese immigrants to the United States increased. The majority of these immigrants were comprised of family movers, as opposed to single adult movers. A second primary characteristic of most Taiwanese immigrants is their occupational status as professionals. In addition, there has been no diminishment in the quality of immigrants from Taiwan over time. This paper reveals the differences in life cycle stages at the time of emigration among various professional groups; however, it remains a challenge for researchers to further understand those factors which affect life cycle stages of emigration.

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學門分類/Subject
社會學 Sociology