Racial and Ethnic Inequality in Poverty and Affluence, 1959-2015.

ABSTRACT: This paper examines patterns and trends in racial inequality in poverty and affluence over the 1959 to 2015 period. Analyzing data from decennial censuses and the American Community Survey, I find that that disparities have generally narrowed over the period. Nevertheless, considerable disparities remain, with whites least likely to be poor and Asians most likely to be affluent on the one hand, and blacks and American Indians much more likely to be poor and less likely to be affluent on the other-and Hispanics somewhat in between. Sociodemographic characteristics, such as education, family structure, and nativity explain some of the disparities-and an increasing proportion over the 1959 to 2015 period, indicative of the growing importance of disparities in human capital, the immigrant inco

SUBMITTER: Iceland J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6934366 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature