Table 4.

Interaction between Disadvantaged Context and Assimilation: Hispanics

	High School Graduation^a	College Enrollment^a	Academic Achievement^b	Self-Esteem^b	Depression^b	Delinquency^b	Violence^b	Controlled Substance Use^b	Sexual Intercourse^b
	(logit coef)	(logit coef)	(OLS coef)	(OLS coef)	(OLS coef)	(OLS coef)	(OLS coef)	(OLS coef)	(Hazard ratio)
Neighborhood Disadvantage:
Assimilation Measure
Length of Stay^c	−0.110	0.055	−0.006	0.033	−0.186	−0.114 ^***	0.013	−0.508	0.995
Length of Stay > 5 years^c	2.473	2.352^*	0.280	0.451 ^**	−5.341^*	−0.956^*	−0.766	−7.741^*	0.683
U.S.- Born	−0.042	−0.457	0.145	0.062	1.603	0.150	0.030	−1.149	1.058
% U.S.-Born in Neighborhood, /10	−0.346^***	−0.234^**	−0.041^*	0.004	−0.068	−0.102^*	0.034	0.060	1.022
% U.S.-Born > 70%	−1.335^**	−0.891^*	−0.095	0.124	−0.653	−0.215	0.215	−1.100	1.287
% Non-Co-Ethnics in Neighborhood, /10	−0.087	−0.179^**	−0.040^*	−0.004	0.044	−0.051	−0.001	0.065	1.015
% Non-Co-Ethnics> 60%	−0.397	−1.112^**	−0.272^*	−0.107	1.042	−0.226	−0.142	−1.037	1.150
English language use in home	−0.406	−0.821	0.003	0.042	−0.042	−0.602^*	−0.191	0.928	0.876
Propensity for inter-ethnic friends	2.352 ^***	1.564^*	−0.269	0.129	2.447	0.735	0.506	8.092^***	1.310
Propensity > 0	2.649 ^***	0.947	−0.105	−0.025	2.967	0.189	0.063	1.531	0.975
School Disadvantage:
Assimilation Measure
Length of Stay^c	−0.127	0.068	−0.021	0.001	0.170	−0.034	0.013	0.498	0.879
Length of Stay > 5 years^c	−1.139	0.273	0.346^*	0.066	0.608	−0.887 ^***	−0.236	−4.371	0.090
U.S.- Born	1.746 ^***	0.693	0.216^*	0.188^*	−1.548	−0.012	−0.181	−1.645	0.372
% U.S.-Born in Neighborhood, /10	−0.044	0.149	0.013	−0.028	0.147	0.035	−0.026	−0.069	1.490
% U.S.-Born > 70%	−0.561	0.226	0.006	−0.022	−0.880	0.051	−0.089	−2.071	3.244
% Non-Co-Ethnics in Neighborhood, /10	−0.159	−0.033	0.037	−0.035	0.157	−0.009	0.011	−0.124	1.222
% Non-Co-Ethnics> 60%	−0.822	−0.233	0.342^*	−0.083	−1.032	−0.171	−0.084	−0.589	3.087
English language use in home	−0.650	−0.685	−0.019	0.119	−1.319	−0.231	0.147	−2.322	1.179
Propensity for inter-ethnic friends	0.497	−0.496	−0.071	0.223	−1.058	−0.513	−0.452	−5.646	0.346
Propensity > 0	0.973	0.004	0.131	0.172	−0.535	−0.192	−0.052	−4.389^*	1.199

Notes:

^a)

Wave 3 data. N = 713 for Asians; N = 1,204 for Hispanics

^b)

Wave 1 data. N = 993 for Asians; N = 1.661 for Hispanics

^c)

Models of length of stay include only first-generation immigrants

Models control for specific ethnicity, age, sex, family income, parental education, neighborhood poverty rate, and family structure.

Models using assimilation measures other than length of stay and generation also control for length of stay and generation using a 3-category variable: First generation with length of stay <=5 years, first generation with length of stay > 5 years, and second generation.

Statistical Significance:

p<.10

^**

p< .05

^***

p<.01

Highlighting indicates a significant effect consistent with segmented assimilation theory

Underlining indicates a a significant effect consistent contradictory to segmented assimilation theory