Crown W H, Ahlburg D A, MacAdam M
SysteMetrics, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.
Gerontologist. 1995 Apr;35(2):162-70. doi: 10.1093/geront/35.2.162.
This article uses data from the 1987, 1988, and 1989 Current Population Surveys (CPS) to compare the characteristics of hospital, nursing home, and home care aides. The different types of aides were identified through cross-tabulations of the detailed industry and occupation codes available in the CPS. The results verify previous findings in the literature that home care workers tend to be older, less likely to be married, and have poorer educations than other types of aides. In addition, the three types of aides fall into a clear economic continuum with hospital aides tending to be the most affluent, followed by nursing home aides, and finally, by home care workers.
本文使用了1987年、1988年和1989年的当期人口调查（CPS）数据，以比较医院护工、疗养院护工和家庭护理工的特征。通过对CPS中可用的详细行业和职业代码进行交叉制表，确定了不同类型的护工。结果证实了文献中先前的研究发现，即家庭护理工往往年龄较大，结婚的可能性较小，教育程度也比其他类型的护工低。此外，这三种类型的护工形成了一个明显的经济连续体，医院护工往往最富裕，其次是疗养院护工，最后是家庭护理工。
