Factors associated with the poverty status of Asian immigrant householders by citizenship status

• Published in: Journal of family and economic issues Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 101 - 120
• Main Authors: KWON, Hee-Kyung, ZUIKER, Virginia S, BAUER, Jean W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.04.2004; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acculturation; Asian Americans; Asian people; Asians; Assimilation; Business ownership; Capital stock; Census; Census of Population; Citizenship; Cultural identity; Cultures and civilizations; Demography; Earnings; Economic theory; Economics; Education; Educational attainment; Ethnic groups. Acculturation. Cultural identity; Family studies; Hispanic Americans; Households; Human Capital; Immigrant acculturation; Immigrants; Investments; Minority & ethnic groups; Noncitizens; Poverty; Productivity; Society; Sociodemographic Characteristics; Sociology; Standard of living; Studies; U.S.A; Variables; Welfare; United States > US; Multivariate Analysis; Acculturation; Human capital; Poverty; Socioeconomic status; Immigrant; Household; Asian; Statistics
• ISSN: 1058-0476; 1573-3475
• DOI: 10.1023/B:JEEI.0000016725.69519.dd

As a response to changing profiles of the Asian population in the United States, this study examines the demographic, human capital, and acculturation factors that are associated with the official poverty status of Asian immigrant householders by their U.S. citizenship status. From the 1990 Census Public Use Microdata Sample (Census of Population and Housing, 1990a), responses from 229,004 Asian householders are analyzed using hierarchical bivariate logistic regression. The results suggests that high levels of human capital and acculturation reduce the odds of Asian householders living below the official poverty threshold, regardless of their citizenship status. The degree to which the selected variables are associated with poverty status varies by citizenship status. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]