RCSSCI 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Chronic Poverty
21 Oct 2016
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Trends in poverty and inequality among hispanics - orrenius and zavodny. Hispanic population has increased 43% from 2000-2010 and will grow exponentially through 2050. 2009: 1 in 4 hispanics were poor. 40% of hispanics in the us are foreign born and another 36% have at least one foreign born parent. Being hispanic is an ethnicity (can be from any race) Higher income hispanics may not self report and thus the data can be flawed. 2010: hispanic natives have a 20% poverty rate. 2010: hispanic immigrants have a 30% poverty rate. Few changes in the poverty rates since 1970. Hispanics are not catching up to white non-hispanic individuals. 40% hispanic foreign born childhood poverty rate. National origin and ancestry are seemingly large factors in poverty rates. Recent hispanic immigrants have the highest poverty rates, which then tail off as the length of time in the us increases. Hispanic inequality is greater in residents versus recent immigrants.
