Patterns of Residential Crowding among Hispanics in Later Life: Immigration, Assimilation, and Housing Market Factors
Patterns of Residential Crowding among Hispanics in Later Life: Immigration, Assimilation, and Housing Market Factors
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbq069
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发表时间：
2010-11-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Gerst, Kerstin
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作者：
Burr, Jeffrey A.;Mutchler, Jan E.;Gerst, Kerstin
我们描述了老年西班牙裔和非西班牙裔白人居住拥挤的模式。我们还检验了关于居住拥挤与同化(语言和居住时间)和住房市场特征之间关系的假设。我们采用了多水平的研究设计，使用了2000年美国人口普查的数据。分层线性模型被用来估计居住拥挤与个人和住房市场因素之间的关联。在大都市地区，大约三分之一的老年西班牙裔美国人住在拥挤的住房里，而老年非西班牙裔白人只有十分之一。外国出生的老年人报告的拥挤程度高于美国出生的老年人。在纳入控制措施后，老年拉美裔和非拉美裔之间的居住拥挤差异并未消除。年长的拉美裔美国人报告说，他们的英语水平更高，在美国居住的时间也更长，他们住在不那么拥挤的住房里。我们没有发现拥挤和居住隔离之间存在联系的证据，但我们发现了一致的证据，证明居住拥挤和拉美裔人口的相对规模之间存在联系。影响老年拉美裔家庭构成和住房获得的力量似乎导致了这一人口的居住拥挤程度更高。
We describe patterns of residential crowding among older Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites. We also examine hypotheses about the relationship of residential crowding with assimilation (language and duration of residence) and housing market characteristics.We employ a multilevel research design, using data from the 2000 U.S. Census of Population. Hierarchical linear models are utilized to estimate the association between residential crowding and both individual and housing market factors.Approximately one third of older Hispanics in metropolitan areas live in crowded housing compared with only one tenth of older non-Hispanic Whites. Foreign-born older persons report higher levels of crowding than U.S.-born older persons. Residential crowding differences between older Hispanics and non-Hispanics are not eliminated after controls are included. Older Hispanics who report better English language skills and a longer duration of residence in the United States live in less crowded housing. We do not find evidence for a relationship between crowding and residential segregation, but we find consistent evidence for an association between residential crowding and relative size of the Hispanic population.The forces that shape household composition and access to housing among older Hispanics appear to result in higher levels of residential crowding for this population.