期刊名称：International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
印刷版ISSN：0267-3843
电子版ISSN：2164-4527
出版年度：1992
卷号：3
期号：3-4
页码：319-331
DOI：10.1080/02673843.1992.9747712
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Mexican Americans represent 12.6 million persons, the largest sub-group of the Hispanic population in the United States. Half of the Mexican American population is under 21 years of age. They encounter difficulties both in school and the labor market; there is a high incidence of non-high school completion and an unfavorable economic status. About a fourth of Mexican American youth are foreign-born and this study compares the socioeconomic characteristics of US- born and foreign-born Mexican Americans. Data from a national longitudinal survey of youth is used to examine how aggregate socioeconomic indicators for Mexican Americans vary by birthplace. Depending on the socioeconomic indicator, the study finds that the problems are often compounded for foreign- born youth; but the unfavorable status of Mexican Americans is not exclusive to the foreign-born. Indeed, one-fifth of the US-born youth fail to complete high school, one-fourth were unemployed, and one-fifth lived in a poverty-income household. Researchers and policy makers will need to give careful attention to the socioeconomic differences between the US-born and foreign-born Mexican Americans, as well as taking into account their gender.
