neighborhoods

Where Hispanics live in US may change over time

harminka — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:22:57 -0500

A study of residential patterns in America suggests that White and Black Hispanics born in the U.S. are more likely to share neighborhoods with native non-Hispanic Whites and African Americans, compared to foreign-born Hispanics -- a pattern consistent with immigrant assimilation.

Homeownership promotes political involvement

harminka — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:14:42 -0500

Homeowners in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to vote than renters and those who own homes in more privileged communities, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).

New Online project identifies a rotten neighbor in the neighborhood

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:55:13 -0500

There is a new website out, called Rotten Neighbors (rottenneighbor.com) that helps you identify whether you are moving into a home with good neighbors or bad.

Correlation between household attributes, school quality

harminka — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:52:31 -0500

Using restricted-access Census data, a new study examines a quarter-million households on a block-by-block basis to yield new results about the correlation between household attributes and school quality. The researchers find that, conditional on income, households prefer to self-segregate on the basis of both race and education.

How Minorities Move to New Neighborhoods

harminka — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:47:31 -0500

A new study shows that minorities are making equal or even better economic gains than whites when moving to new neighborhoods, but adds that white children still populate the most advantaged neighborhoods in the nation.

Study finds growing up in bad neighborhood not as harmful as expected

harminka — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:55:49 -0600