Housing Constraint and Household Complexity in Metropolitan America: Black and Spanish-Origin Minorities.

Krivo, Laura J.; Mutchler, Jan E.

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ERIC Number: EJ339597

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Housing Constraint and Household Complexity in Metropolitan America: Black and Spanish-Origin Minorities.

Krivo, Laura J.; Mutchler, Jan E.

Urban Affairs Quarterly, v21 n3 p389-409 Mar 1986

Examined the effects of residential segregation, income, new housing, and housing vacancy on a measure of the tendency for adults to live in households in which they are nonnuclear members. Results suggested that factors other than choice help to determine the household structure of Black and Hispanic populations. (GC)

Descriptors: Black Family, Economic Factors, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure, Hispanic Americans, Housing Needs, Housing Opportunities, Metropolitan Areas, Nuclear Family, Residential Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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