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Title: US and Foreign Born Mexican American Youth: A Socioeconomic Comparison
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Santos, Richard |
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US and Foreign Born Mexican American Youth: A Socioeconomic Comparison International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 3,3-4 (1992): 319-331 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: AB Academic Publishers Keyword(s): High School; High School Curriculum; High School Dropouts; Hispanics; Household Income; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Unemployment Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Data from a Hispanic civilian subsample of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 849 US-born & 312 foreign-born Mexican Americans ages 14-21) are drawn on to investigate how aggregate socioeconomic indicators for this population vary by birthplace. Analysis indicates that, depending on the indicator, problems are often compounded for foreign-born youth, though the unfavorable status of Mexican Americans is not exclusive to the foreign-born. Indeed, 20% of the US-born youth fail to complete high school, 25% are unemployed, & 20% live in a poverty-income household. Implications of these socioeconomic differences for researchers & policy makers are discussed, & it is suggested that the effects of gender also be investigated. 2 Tables, 15 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1993, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.) |
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Santos, Richard. "US and Foreign Born Mexican American Youth: A Socioeconomic Comparison." International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 3,3-4 (1992): 319-331.
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