Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans
The intergenerational transmission of education from parents to children is an important indicator of societal inclusiveness and educational inequality. The present study uses restricted-access data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to investigate whether intergenerational...
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doaj-f4d14886ab06495fa522b13b28de84572021-08-13T05:44:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sociology2297-77752021-08-01610.3389/fsoc.2021.657980657980Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic AmericansSharron Xuanren Wang0Arthur Sakamoto1Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, United StatesDepartment of Sociology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesThe intergenerational transmission of education from parents to children is an important indicator of societal inclusiveness and educational inequality. The present study uses restricted-access data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to investigate whether intergenerational educational transmission varies by county-level demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for Hispanic Americans. Based on parental birthplace, Hispanic Americans are grouped into 3 + generation (i.e., children of native-born Hispanic parents) and 2nd generation (i.e., children of foreign-born Hispanic parents). Men and women are analyzed separately. The results indicate that intergenerational educational mobility is higher if 3 + generation Hispanic men reside in areas with a larger Hispanic population, and if 2nd generation Hispanic men reside in areas with a larger college-educated population, during their adolescent years. County-level socioeconomic characteristics do not seem to affect intergenerational educational mobility of Hispanic women, non-Hispanic white men, or non-Hispanic white women. Theoretical and empirical implications of the findings are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.657980/fullHispanic Americansimmigrationintergenerational educational mobilitycounty-level characteristicsNLSY97 |
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Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans |
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Does Where You Live Matter? An Analysis of Intergenerational Transmission of Education Among Hispanic Americans |
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The intergenerational transmission of education from parents to children is an important indicator of societal inclusiveness and educational inequality. The present study uses restricted-access data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) to investigate whether intergenerational educational transmission varies by county-level demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for Hispanic Americans. Based on parental birthplace, Hispanic Americans are grouped into 3 + generation (i.e., children of native-born Hispanic parents) and 2nd generation (i.e., children of foreign-born Hispanic parents). Men and women are analyzed separately. The results indicate that intergenerational educational mobility is higher if 3 + generation Hispanic men reside in areas with a larger Hispanic population, and if 2nd generation Hispanic men reside in areas with a larger college-educated population, during their adolescent years. County-level socioeconomic characteristics do not seem to affect intergenerational educational mobility of Hispanic women, non-Hispanic white men, or non-Hispanic white women. Theoretical and empirical implications of the findings are discussed. |
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Hispanic Americans immigration intergenerational educational mobility county-level characteristics NLSY97 |
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