Segregation and Neighborhood Quality: Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in the San Francisco Metropolitan Area

In this article we examine the extent to which three minority groups were able to achieve selected neighborhood social and physical outcomes in the San Francisco metropolitan area. Ecological regressions were estimated to generate elasticities that measure the relative abilities of blacks, Hispanics...

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Published in:	Social forces 1990-09, Vol.69 (1), p.15-32
Main Authors:	Massey, Douglas S., Fong, Eric
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	5 Articles on Race and Ethnic Relations Ability African American education African Americans Asian Americans Asian Cultural Groups Asians Black people Blacks California California (San Francisco) Cities Discrimination Educational Attainment Educational Status Comparison Environmental education Ethnic Neighborhoods Family Income Hispanic Americans Hispanics Housing Housing discrimination Income Latin American cultural groups Metropolitan areas Minorities Minority & ethnic groups Neighborhood Integration Neighborhoods Place of Residence Racial Differences Racial Segregation Residential Patterns Residential segregation San Francisco, California Segregation Social aspects Social research Social Science Research Socioeconomic Status Socioeconomics U.S.A United States United States of America Urban Affairs (San Francisco) Urban areas
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Summary:	In this article we examine the extent to which three minority groups were able to achieve selected neighborhood social and physical outcomes in the San Francisco metropolitan area. Ecological regressions were estimated to generate elasticities that measure the relative abilities of blacks, Hispanics, and Asians to convert education and income into desirable neighborhood environments. These regressions were interpreted in light of substantial differences between the three groups in levels of residential segregation. Results generally indicated a black disadvantage in the process of residential achievement, but it was not as dramatic as that found in earlier studies or as great as the levels of segregation would suggest. As in prior research, education was found to be the critical variable in explaining spatial differentiation and class stratification among blacks.
ISSN:	0037-7732 1534-7605