The Socioeconomic Status of Hispanic New Yorkers: Current Trends and Future Prospects

Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L. (2002): The Socioeconomic Status of Hispanic New Yorkers: Current Trends and Future Prospects. Published in:

Abstract

This research report presents data showing the major demographic and socioeconomic changes in the Hispanic population of New York in the 1990s. It shows that despite gains in some areas, on average, Hispanics in New York were not significantly better-off in 2000 than in 1990. The study uses Current Population Surveys and 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census of Population and Housing information.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: New York; Hispanics; labor markets; poverty, socioeconomic status
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J7 - Labor Discrimination; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration ; Regional Labor Markets ; Population ; Neighborhood Characteristics

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