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Title: Revisiting Spatial Assimilation Theory: Analyzing Residential Segregation of European Ethnic Groups Using Restricted Micro Data for 1930 and 1940
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Publication Year: 2017
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Abstract: Using the restricted Census data of 1930 and 1940, this study will revisit spatial assimilation by examining the trends and patterns of European immigrant groups in the major U.S. cities. This study makes several contributions. First, the restricted micro data provides covers 100% count and reaches high-resolution geographic scales (e.g. enumeration district) as well. Second, this study will employ refined segregation measurement to improve methodological deficiencies pertaining to majority-minority segregation in the prior studies. Third, we will employ fractional logit regression model for segregation indices attainment analysis. This approach link individual characteristics to the broader segregation patterns (Fossett, 2009).The preliminary finding is based on Chicago indicating that with acculturation and growth in socioeconomic status, European immigrants generally follow the assumption of spatial assimilation. However, a substantial part of European immigrants demonstrated different assimilation patterns even though they had similar skin colors. That may be due to cultural factors (e.g. language).
Url: https://paa.confex.com/paa/2017/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/16290
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Authors: Fossett, Mark; Zou, Xinyuan
Conference Name: Population Association of America Annual Meeting
Publisher Location: Chicago, IL
Data Collections: IPUMS USA - Ancestry Full Count Data
Topics: Housing and Segregation, Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity
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