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children age 5 to 18 years in the American Community Survey, 2005-2011. Two groups of children are considered: those born in … the US (native born) and foreign-born children who immigrated prior to age 14 (the 1.5 generation). The analyses are … bilingualism, while a higher level of parental education tends to decrease it. Children of Asian and especially of Hispanic origin …
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children age 5 to 18 years in the American Community Survey, 2005-2011. Two groups of children are considered: those born in … the US (native born) and foreign-born children who immigrated prior to age 14 (the 1.5 generation). The analyses are … increases child bilingualism, while a higher level of parental education tends to decrease it. Children of Asian and especially …
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One in nine people between the ages of 18 and 64 in the US, and every second foreign-born person in this age bracket, speaks Spanish at home. And whereas around 80 percent of adult immigrants in the US from non-English speaking countries other than Mexico are proficient in English, only about 50...
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This paper reviews Jacob Mincer's contributions to the analyses of earnings and the distribution of earnings through his pioneering focus on labor market experience or on-the-job training. It begins with a brief discussion of the theoretical literature on the distribution of earnings in the...
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There has been minimal research on the pre-school enrollment of immigrant children. Using 1990 U.S. Census data, this … paper investigates pre-school enrollment of child immigrants, those who immigrated as children and the U.S.-born children of … the foreign-born, differences in pre-school enrollment are analyzed by country of origin. Among the U.S.-born children of …
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There has been minimal research on the pre-school enrollment of immigrant children. Using 1990 U.S. Census data, this … paper investigates pre-school enrollment of child immigrants, those who immigrated as children and the U.S.-born children of … the foreign-born, differences in preschool enrollment are analyzed by country of origin. Among the U.S.-born children of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261981
There has been minimal research on the pre-school enrollment of immigrant children. Using 1990 U.S. Census data, this … paper investigates pre-school enrollment of child immigrants, those who immigrated as children and the U.S.-born children of … the foreign-born, differences in pre-school enrollment are analyzed by country of origin. Among the U.S.-born children of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967953
There has been minimal research on the pre-school enrollment of immigrant children. Using 1990 U.S. Census data, this … paper investigates pre-school enrollment of child immigrants, those who immigrated as children and the U.S.-born children of … the foreign-born, differences in preschool enrollment are analyzed by country of origin. Among the U.S.-born children of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566497
incorporating dynamics among family members - mother, father and children. Single equation, bivariate, and four-state (multivariate … unmeasured determinants of proficiency exist between spouses, between siblings, and between parents and children, although the …
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