The Persistence of racial disadvantage: The socioeconomic attainments of single-race and multi-race native Americans

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 541-568

  Huyser, Kimberly R ^a   Sakamoto, Arthur ^a   Takei, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Census; Income inequality; Minorities; Native Americans; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; GENDER DISPARITY; INCOME; RACE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954624083     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-009-9159-0     Document Type: Article

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