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Is Spanish-English Bilingualism Truly An Economic Benefit In New York?, Lionel Chan
Is Spanish-English Bilingualism Truly An Economic Benefit In New York?, Lionel Chan
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Introduction: This report explores if there is truly a trend in income levels for Latinos who speak both English and Spanish compared to those of Latinos who speak English only in New York City.
Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.
Results: When taking into account language variables to analyze the income levels of Latinos, one notices a minor difference between bilingual Latinos and …