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Title: Young Hispanic Children in the 21st Century

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2007

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DOI: 10.1080/15348430701312859

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Abstract: This article presents a demographic portrait of young Hispanic children compared to young non-Hispanic Whites. New results from Census 2000 describe family and economic circumstances of children aged 08, as well as pre-K/nursery school and kindergarten enrollment for the United States, and for the 9 states with the largest number of young Hispanic children (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas). Most results in this article are presented in Tables 1 and 2, and these results along with many additional topics are available at, the website of the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, University at Albany, State University of New York: www.albany.edu/CSDA/children. We are indebted to Jessica Singer for research assistance and Hui-Shien Tsao for computer assistance. We also wish to thank the National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for supporting research that provided a basis for t...

Url: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15348430701312859

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Authors: Hernandez, Donald J.; Denton, Nancy A.; Macartney, Suzanne E.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Latinos and Education

Issue: 3

Volume: 6

Pages: 209-228

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States