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Hispanics and the Future of America
APPENDIX TABLE A8-17 Sample Sizes: Persons, by Family Structure
National Origin (Birthplace)
Persons in Single Female-Headed Families
Generation
1st: Total Foreign-Born
1.0: Arrived as Adult**
Mexico
4,187
2,064
El Salvador, Guatemala
939
514
Other Central America
599
359
Puerto Rico
1,617
578
Dominican Republic
928
539
Cuba
628
421
Colombia
358
249
Peru, Ecuador
378
224
Other South America
230
157
Hispanics (self-identity)*
9,913
5,104
Black non-Hispanics (self-identity)*
White non-Hispanics (self-identity)*
National Origin (Birthplace)
Persons in Married-Couple Families
Generation
1st: Total Foreign-Born
1.0: Arrived as Adult**
Mexico
19,714
10,236
El Salvador, Guatemala
2,753
1,715
Other Central America
1,736
1,023
Puerto Rico
2,418
1,074
Dominican Republic
1,216
729
Cuba
2,221
1,465
Colombia
1,186
807
Peru, Ecuador
1,279
837
Other South America
1,100
692
Hispanics (self-identity)*
34,031
18,879
Black non-Hispanics (self-identity)*
White non-Hispanics (self-identity)*
*The samples for Hispanics overall and for 3+ generation Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and black and white non-Hispanics are identified by the “subjective” Spanish-origin and race questions in the CPS.
Front Matter (R1-R12)
1 Introduction: E Pluribus Plures or E Pluribus Unum?--Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell (1-15)
2 The Making of a People--Rubén G. Rumbaut (16-65)
3 The Demographic Foundations of the Latino Population--Jorge Durand, Edward Telles, and Jennifer Flashman (66-99)
4 Redrawing Spatial Color Lines: Hispanic Metropolitan Dispersal, Segregation, and Economic Opportunity--Mary J. Fischer and Marta Tienda (100-137)
5 Hispanic Families in the United States: Family Structure and Process in an Era of Family Change--Nancy S. Landale, R. Salvador Oropesa, and Cristina Bradatan (138-178)
6 Barriers to Educational Opportunities for Hispanics in the United States--Barbara Schneider, Sylvia Martinez, and Ann Owens (179-227)
7 Hispanics in the U.S. Labor Market--Brian Duncan, V. Joseph Hotz, and Stephen J. Trejo (228-290)
8 Economic Well-Being--Cordelia Reimers (291-361)
9 The Health Status and Health Behaviors of Hispanics--José J. Escarce, Leo S. Morales, and Rubén G. Rumbaut (362-409)
10 Access to and Quality of Health Care--José J. Escarce and Kanika Kapur (410-446)
11 Latino Civic and Political Participation-Louis DeSipio (447-480)
Appendix A Contents "Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future" (481-483)
Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Contributors (484-490)
