Table 2.
Description of Variables Used in the Analyses
| Variable label | Operationalization |
|---|---|
| Dependent Variable | |
| Housing-Induced Poverty | 1 if annual income after housing costs is less than or equal two third of poverty threshold, 0 otherwise |
| Independent Variables | |
| U.S. born Black | 1 if respondent was born in U.S. and Non-Hispanic Black, 0 otherwise |
| U.S. born White | 1 if respondent was born in U.S. and Non-Hispanic White, 0 otherwise |
| U.S. born Latino | 1 if respondent was born in U.S. and Latino, 0 otherwise |
| Authorized Latino immigrant | 1 if respondent not U.S. born and authorized to be in the country, 0 otherwise |
| Unauthorized Latino immigrant | 1 if respondent not U.S. born and not authorized to be in the country, 0 otherwise |
| Age between 18 and 29 | 1 if respondent is between 18 and 29 years of age, 0 otherwise |
| Age between 30 and 44 | 1 if respondent is between 30 and 44 years of age, 0 otherwise |
| Age between 45 and 59 | 1 if respondent is between 45 and 59 years of age, 0 otherwise |
| Age 60 years or older | 1 if respondent is 60 years of age or older, 0 otherwise |
| Years of education | Respondent’s number of years of education |
| Married | 1 if respondent is married or living with a partner, 0 otherwise |
| 0 children | 1 if 0 children in family, 0 otherwise |
| 1 to 3 children | 1 if 1-3 children in family, 0 otherwise |
| 4 or more children | 1 if 4 or more children in family, 0 otherwise |
| Immediate family | 1 if only respondent, spouse/co-resident partner and children in household, 0 if others live in household |
| Zero earners | 1 if no family member (respondent or spouse/partner) earns income from a job, 0 otherwise |
| One earner | 1 if one family member earns income from a job, 0 otherwise |
| Two earners | 1 if two family member earn income from a job, 0 otherwise |
| Bank account | 1 if family has checking, savings, or money market account, 0 otherwise |
| Own home | 1 if home is owned, 0 otherwise |
| Number of rooms | Number of rooms in house/apartment excluding bathrooms |
| Recently moved | 1 if moved to current residence in previous year, 0 otherwise |
| More than half of life in U.S. | 1 if has lived in U.S. for 50 percent or more of life, 0 otherwise |
| LQ recent immigrant | LQ: percent of census tract are immigrants arriving after 1995 |
| LQ median price | LQ: median price of homes in tract, year before surveyed |