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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2008 Mar;37(1):109–137. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.07.003

Appendix A.

Patterns of Assimilation by Race and Generation

Mean for Asians
Mean for Hispanics
Assimilation Measure First Generation Second Generation Total First Generation Second Generation Total
Length of Stay 8.38 N/A 8.38 8.46 N/A 8.46
Length of Stay > 5 years 0.75 N/A 0.75 0.74 N/A 0.74
U.S.- Born 0.00 1.00 0.41 0.00 1.00 0.62
% U.S.-Born in Neighborhood 76.3 81.0 78.2 68.0 77.2 73.7
% U.S.-Born > 70% 0.58 0.74 0.65 0.58 0.71 0.66
% Non-Co-Ethnics in Neighborhood 80.8 79.5 80.2 55.8 66.7 62.6
% Non-Co-Ethnics> 75% (Asians), >60% (Hispanics) 0.66 0.70 0.68 0.54 0.65 0.61
English language use in home 0.40 0.74 0.54 0.21 0.44 0.35
Proportion of non-coethnic friends 0.55 0.67 0.60 0.42 0.57 0.52

Notes: Wave 1 data. N = 993 for Asians; N = 1,661 for Hispanics