Socioeconomic Diversity Among African Immigrants in the United States: An Intra-African Immigrant Comparison

Abdi M. Kusow (), Sitawa R. Kimuna () and Mamadi Corra ()
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Abdi M. Kusow: Iowa State University
Sitawa R. Kimuna: East Carolina University
Mamadi Corra: East Carolina University

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2016, vol. 17, issue 1, No 6, 115-130

Abstract: Abstract Recent studies on Black immigrants in the USA report higher than average socioeconomic and educational attainment for African immigrants. Based on an intra-African immigrant comparison, we examine the generalizability of this finding to African groups of differing countries and regions using data from the 1990 and 2000 5 % U.S. census Integrated Public Use Microdata Samples (IPUMS). We specifically ask whether hourly earnings of African immigrants vary by region of origin. Results of our analyses reveal that sending region is an important determinant of variations in hourly earnings among African immigrants. Also, data indicate that both race and gender are significantly associated with earning outcomes; with the earnings of males and whites significantly higher than those of females and blacks. We discuss these findings in the context of the so-called “black immigrant success story.”

Keywords: African immigrants; Earnings; Educational attainment; Intra-African comparison; USA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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