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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 16.
Published in final edited form as: Demography. 2012 Aug;49(3):889–912. doi: 10.1007/s13524-012-0105-0

Table 4.

Change in neighborhood racial and economic composition in the transition out of the family home, by race: PSID young adults

White
Black
Same County Different County Same County Different County
All Young Adults
 Initial status in family home
  % Black 4 4 63 58
  % White 91 92 32 38
  % Poor 9 8 25 21
 Change from family home to adult home
  % Black 0.01 0.04 −0.06 −0.12
  % White −0.02 −0.06 0.05 0.10
  % Poor 0.02 0.03 0.00 −0.03
n 3,227 586 2,474 327
Young Adults in High-Segregation Metro Areas
 Initial status in family home
  % Black 3 3 78 72
  % White 93 94 17 23
  % Poor 7 6 31 25
 Change from family home to adult home
  % Black 0.02 0.05 −0.06 −0.35
  % White −0.04 −0.07 0.06 0.36
  % Poor 0.02 0.04 −0.01 −0.07
n 495 97 499 57