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Childhood Poverty Rates In The United States, 1990 - 2014, Sebastian Villamizar-Santamaria
Childhood Poverty Rates In The United States, 1990 - 2014, Sebastian Villamizar-Santamaria
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Introduction: This report investigates the trends in childhood poverty rates between 1990 and 2014 in the United States.
Methods: Data were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Trends in childhood poverty rates are examined by children’s sex, race/ethnicity, nativity, and among the five largest Latino national subgroups. This report also compares current state-level childhood poverty rates using the most recent data available from the U.S. Census Bureau. These 2014 state-level childhood poverty rates are mapped to illustrate the distribution of childhood poverty rates across …
A Profile Of Latino Citizenship In The United States: Demographic, Educational And Economic Trends Between 1990 And 2013, Karen Okigbo
A Profile Of Latino Citizenship In The United States: Demographic, Educational And Economic Trends Between 1990 And 2013, Karen Okigbo
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Introduction: This report examines trends in citizenship status between 1990 and 2013.
Methods: Data were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Citizenship status is defined using three categories: citizen by birth, naturalized citizen, and not a citizen. In addition, educational attainment was computed for those age 25 and older, while the remaining outcomes of income, employment status, usual hours worked, and poverty status were computed for those between the ages of 16 and 64. Cases in the data set were weighted and analyzed to …