Hispanics in the United States a demographic, social, and economic history, 1980-2005
In 1980 the US government began to systematically collect data on Hispanics. By 2005 the Latino population of the United States had become the nation's largest minority and is projected to comprise about one-third of the total US population in 2050. Utilizing census data and other statistical s...
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Cambridge University Press
2010
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction
- Immigration to the United States to 1980
- The Hispanic population to 1980
- Population growth and dispersion, 1980-2005
- The demography of the Hispanic population
- Wealth and poverty
- Educational attainment
- Citizenship, the Latino electorate, and voter participation
- Occupational structures, employment, and unemployment
- English language abilities and domestic usage
- Hispanic business ownership
- Race
- Endogamous and exogamous marriage patterns among Latino household heads
- Conclusion