scholarly journals The Socioeconomic Attainments of Second-Generation Nigerian and Other Black Americans: Evidence from the Current Population Survey, 2009 to 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237802312110019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Sakamoto ◽  
Ernesto F. L. Amaral ◽  
Sharron Xuanren Wang ◽  
Courtney Nelson
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Current Population Survey ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Generational Status ◽  
Current Population ◽  
American Black

Second-generation black Americans have been inadequately studied in prior quantitative research. The authors seek to ameliorate this research gap by using the Current Population Survey to investigate education and wages among second-generation black Americans with a focus on Nigerian Americans. The latter group has been identified in some qualitative studies as having particularly notable socioeconomic attainments. The results indicate that the educational attainment of second-generation Nigerian Americans exceeds other second-generation black Americans, third- and higher generation African Americans, third- and higher generation whites, second-generation whites, and second-generation Asian Americans. Controlling for age, education, and disability, the wages of second-generation Nigerian Americans have reached parity with those of third- and higher generation whites. The educational attainment of other second-generation black Americans exceeds that of third- and higher generation African Americans but has reached parity with that of third- and higher generation whites only among women. These results indicate significant socioeconomic variation within the African American/black category by gender, ethnicity, and generational status that merits further research.

scholarly journals The socioeconomic attainments of second-generation Nigerian and other black Americans: Evidence from the Current Population Survey, 2009–2019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Sakamoto ◽  
Ernesto F. L. Amaral ◽  
Sharron Xuanren Wang ◽  
Courtney Nelson
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Current Population Survey ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Generational Status ◽  
Current Population ◽  
American Black

Second-generation Black Americans have been inadequately studied in prior quantitative research. We seek to ameliorate this research gap by using the Current Population Survey to investigate education and wages among second-generation Black Americans with a focus on Nigerian Americans. The latter group has been identified in some qualitative studies as having particularly notable socioeconomic attainments. The results indicate that the educational attainment of second-generation Nigerian Americans exceeds other second-generation Black Americans, third-and-higher generation African Americans, third-and-higher generation whites, second-generation whites, and second-generation Asian Americans. Controlling for age, education, and disability, the wages of second-generation Nigerian Americans have reached parity with third-and-higher generation whites. The educational attainment of other second-generation Black Americans exceeds third-and-higher generation African Americans, but has reached parity with third-and-higher generation whites only among women. These results indicate significant socioeconomic variation within the African-American/Black category by gender, ethnicity, and generational status that merit further research.

The socioeconomic attainments of second-generation Nigerian and other African Americans: Evidence from the Current Population Survey, 2009-2018

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Sakamoto ◽  
Ernesto F. L. Amaral ◽  
Sharron Xuanren Wang ◽  
Courtney Nelson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Current Population Survey ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
African American Men ◽  
White Men ◽  
American Women ◽  
Current Population

Using recent data from the Current Population Survey, we investigate education and wages among second-generation African Americans with a focus on Nigerian Americans. The results indicate that the educational attainment of second-generation Nigerian Americans exceeds other second-generation African Americans, third-and-higher generation African Americans, third-and-higher generation whites, and second-generation whites. The educational attainment of second-generation Nigerian American women furthermore exceeds second-generation Asian American women. After controlling for age, education and disability, the wages of second-generation Nigerian American women have reached parity with third-and-higher generation white women whereas third-and-higher generation African American women have about 11 percent lower wages. After controlling for age, education and disability in the case of men, the wages of second-generation Nigerian American men have reached parity with third-and-higher generation white men whereas third-and-higher generation African American men have about 21 percent lower wages while other second-generation African American men have about 12 percent lower wages than third-and-higher generation white men. Contrary to the usual pattern of socioeconomic disadvantage for African Americans, these results indicate that second-generation Nigerian Americans have exceeded whites in educational attainment and have reached parity with equally-educated whites in terms of wage determination among employed workers. Nonetheless, we view our results as being only suggestive and call for more research on the socioeconomic outcomes of second-generation African Americans who have been relatively neglected in immigration studies.

scholarly journals Emerging Structure of Housing Stratification: Visualizing Homeownership by Generational Status, 1995 to 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 237802312098032
Author(s):  
Brandon P. Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Social Stratification ◽  
Current Population Survey ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Generational Status ◽  
Pooled Data ◽  
The Third ◽  
Central Aspect ◽  
Current Population

Homeownership is a central aspect of social stratification and is shaped by generational status. Using pooled data from the Current Population Survey, the author shows that generational homeownership inequality changed substantially between 1995 and 2019. Three trends emerge: growth between 1995 and 2005, decline from 2000 to 2015, and postrecession stagnation between 2015 and 2019. Findings show that between 1995 and 2019, homeownership remained stable among the third-plus generation, decreased among the second generation and persons with one native-born parent, and increased among immigrants. As a result of these changes, overall generational homeownership inequality has decreased since 1995. The author contextualizes these findings on the basis of recent research on wealth, discrimination, and immigration.

scholarly journals Marriage in the U.S.: Twenty-five Years of Change, 1995-2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Current Population Survey ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Marriage Rate ◽  
Premarital Cohabitation ◽  
Current Population ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The U.S

The marriage rate in the U.S. has fallen over the last 25 years, while the rate of premarital cohabitation has increased (Cherlin 2020; FP-17-05). In 1995, the marriage rate was about 45 per 1,000 women, falling to about 31 per 1,000 women by 2020 (FP-20-21). Using data from the 1995 and 2020 Current Population Survey, this family profile investigates 25 years of change in marriage among women aged 18-49. Updating FP-15-17, the profile also examines variation in the share of women ever married by age, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment.

Second-Generation Decline or Advantage? Latino Assimilation in the Aftermath of the Great Recession

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van C. Tran ◽  
Nicol M. Valdez
Keyword(s):  
Great Recession ◽  
Current Population Survey ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Current Population ◽  
Geocoded Data

This article addresses the debate on second-generation advantage and decline among Latinos by providing a post-recession snapshot based on geocoded data from the Current Population Survey (2008–2012). It reports three findings. First, second-generation Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are at a disadvantage, whereas other Latinos have achieved

Data Processing Improvements for Estimates of Health Insurance Coverage in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement

2021 ◽  
pp. 107755872110008
Author(s):  
Edward R. Berchick ◽  
Heide Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Current Population Survey ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Processing System ◽  
Health Insurance Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Insurance Data ◽  
Current Population

Estimates of health insurance coverage in the United States rely on household-based surveys, and these surveys seek to improve data quality amid a changing health insurance landscape. We examine postcollection processing improvements to health insurance data in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), one of the leading sources of coverage estimates. The implementation of updated data extraction and imputation procedures in the CPS ASEC marks the second stage of a two-stage improvement and the beginning of a new time series for health insurance estimates. To evaluate these changes, we compared estimates from two files that introduce the updated processing system with two files that use the legacy system. We find that updates resulted in higher rates of health insurance coverage and lower rates of dual coverage, among other differences. These results indicate that the updated data processing improves coverage estimates and addresses previously noted limitations of the CPS ASEC.

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