For blacks in America, the gap in neighborhood poverty has declined faster than segregation

Volume: 113, Issue: 47, Pages: 13372 - 13377
Published: Nov 22, 2016
Abstract
Black residential segregation has been declining in the United States. That accomplishment rings hollow, however, if blacks continue to live in much poorer neighborhoods than other Americans. This study uses census data for all US metropolitan areas in 1980 and 2010 to compare decline in the neighborhood poverty gap between blacks and other Americans with decline in the residential segregation of blacks. We find that both declines resulted...
Paper Details
Title
For blacks in America, the gap in neighborhood poverty has declined faster than segregation
Published Date
Nov 22, 2016
Volume
113
Issue
47
Pages
13372 - 13377
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