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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Urban Aff. 2011 Apr 5;33(4):409–429. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2011.00555.x

Table 2.

Segregation from Native-Born Non-Hispanic Whites/White British, by Group, 2000–2001

Theil’s H Isolation
U.S. G.B Highest Country U.S. G.B. Highest Country
Panethnic Groups
Multigroup H (whites, Asians, blacks, others) .265 .115 U.S.
 Native born of the pan-ethnic groups .287 .119 U.S.
 Foreign born of the pan-ethnic groups .278 .117 U.S.
Asian .202 .233 G.B. .319 .330 N/S
 Native-Born .172 .222 G.B. .204 .241 N/S
 Foreign-Born .210 .213 N/S .272 .243 N/S
Black .455 .186 U.S. .607 .233 U.S.
 Native-Born .456 .160 U.S. .600 .147 U.S.
 Foreign-Born .459 .191 U.S. .428 .158 U.S.
Country of Origin among the Foreign Born
Bangladesh .483 .362 U.S. .211 .183 N/S
France .176 .091 U.S. .015 .060 N/S
Germany .081 .026 U.S. .015 .053 G.B.
Hong Kong .260 .059 U.S. .084 .074 N/S
India .221 .197 U.S. .091 .146 G.B.
Italy .132 .079 U.S. .038 .050 N/S
Jamaica .493 .196 U.S. .402 .064 U.S.
Pakistan .294 .304 N/S .074 .201 G.B.
World Region of Origin among the Foreign Born
Caribbean .398 .176 U.S. .536 .079 U.S.
Eastern Europe .188 .077 U.S. .131 .043 U.S.
Far East .216 .076 U.S. .270 .075 U.S.
Middle East & North Africa .192 .125 U.S. .112 .090 N/S
North America .078 .098 G.B. .019 .115 G.B.
Northern & Western Europe .055 .035 U.S. .033 .095 G.B.
South Asia .225 .238 N/S .120 .231 G.B.
Southern Europe .142 .090 U.S. .071 .067 N/S
Sub-Saharan Africa .327 .118 U.S. .157 .134 N/S

Notes: National weighted average across relevant metropolitan areas. Minimum threshold per MA = 1,000 people for all groups. U.S. whites are non-Hispanic whites. G.B. whites are White British. N/S= not significant.