Table 1.
Independent variables used to predict segregation and interaction outcomes for blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.
| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| Racial prejudice | |
| Anti-black index | Relative Frequency of Google Searches for word “Nigger” |
| Anti-Latino index | Relative Frequency of Google Searches for “Illegal Alien” |
| Minority composition | |
| Percent black | Percentage black in MSA |
| Percent Hispanic | Percentage Hispanic in MSA |
| Percent Asian | Percentage Asian in MSA |
| Population | |
| Log MSA population | Log of Total MSA Population |
| Percent foreign born | Percentage Foreign Born in MSA |
| Percent Aged 75+ | Percentage of MSA Population Aged 75 or Greater |
| Percent homeowner | Percentage of Homeowners in MSA |
| Industrial organization | |
| Percent manufacturing | Percentage of Workers in Manufacturing in MSA |
| Percent FIRE | Percentage in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate in MSA |
| Percent education | Percentage of Workers in Education in MSA |
| Log Military population | Log of Persons Housed in Military Quarters per 100,000 in MSA |
| Percent unionized | Percentage of Workers in Union in MSA |
| Patents per capita | Patents per 100,000 Persons in MSA |
| Urbanism | |
| Percent urban | Percent Urban in MSA |
| Violent crime rate | Violent Crimes per 1,000 Persons in MSA |
| Median year housing | Median Year MSA Housing was Built |
| Zoning permissiveness | Instrumental Variable from Rothwell and Massey (2009) |
| Geography | |
| Northeast | Northeastern Census Region |
| South | Southern Census Region |
| West | Western Census Region |
| Coastal | MSA Borders Atlantic, Pacific, or Gulf of Mexico |
| Border | Located in State Bordering Mexico |