I remember coming across an volume edited by Julianne Malveaux on the working and general living conditions of African-American women. The title, I believe, is Slipping Through The Cracks. I do not know if any of the authors will answer your specific question. Rakesh Bhandari >An epidemiologist friend is working on a grant to study health >concerns of African American women. She beleives, but needs some cites >to document, that these women tend to hold jobs that are more physically >demanding than those held by European American women. I also >remember reading this was true, but can't remember where. Can anyone >help with some cites? > >Thanks, >Doug Orr >[EMAIL PROTECTED]