Hispanic Intermarriage in New York City: New Evidence from 1991

1996 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greta A. Gilbertson ◽  
Joseph P. Fitzpatrick ◽  
Lijun Yang
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
National Origin ◽  
Hispanic Population ◽  
Central Americans ◽  
South Americans ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Very High

This study replicates research on Hispanic intermarriage by Fitzpatrick (1966) and Gurak and Fitzpatrick (1982) using 1991 marriage records from New York City. It examines trends in marital assimilation among Puerto Ricans and the non-Puerto Rican Hispanic population. The prevalence of intermarriage varies among the six Hispanic national-origin groups. Changes in intermarriage patterns since 1975 are documented. Results show very high rates of intermarriage with non-Hispanics among Cubans, Mexicans, Central Americans, and South Americans. Considerable intermarriage among Hispanics of different national origins is characteristic of all Hispanics. Finally, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans have distinct patterns of intermarriage, characterized by high rates of intermarriage with each other, lower rates of intermarriage with non-Hispanics, no intergenerational increase in exogamy, and higher rates of nonmixed ancestry among the second generation. Implications of these trends are discussed.

scholarly journals Heterogeneity in Current Cigarette Smoking among Hispanic/Latino Heritage Groups in New York City, 2003-2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-108
Author(s):  
Julia S. Sisti ◽  
John P. Jasek ◽  
Shannon M. Farley
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Smoking Prevalence ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
Dual Frame ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Hispanic Latinos ◽  
South Americans

Objectives: We assessed differences in trends, prevalence, and sociodemographic correlates of current smoking among several predominant Hispanic/Latino heritage groups (Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Central and South Americans, and other Hispanic/ Latinos) in New York City (NYC). We ad­ditionally compared current smoking prevalence between heritage groups and non-Hispanic/Latino Whites.Design and Methods: Data from the Com­munity Health Survey, a representative, dual-frame landline/cellphone survey, were analyzed to assess age-adjusted prevalence of current smoking, separately among heritage groups from 2003-2016. Logis­tic regression was used to estimate odds ratios and 95% CIs for current smoking by Hispanic/Latino heritage group relative to non-Hispanic/Latino Whites in combined 2012-2016 data. Logistic regression was also used to examine correlates of smoking among each heritage group, separately.Results: Between 2003-2016, current smoking prevalence decreased among all Hispanic/Latinos heritage groups except Puerto Ricans, who had the highest smok­ing prevalence among all groups exam­ined. Sex-stratified trend analyses showed decreases among all groups except Puerto Rican and other Hispanic/Latino males. In multivariable-adjusted models, relative to non-Hispanic/Latino Whites, there was no association with current smoking among Puerto Ricans, but odds of smoking were lower among all other heritage groups. Fe­male sex was inversely associated with cur­rent smoking among all heritage groups, and acculturation was positively associated with smoking among all groups except Central/ South Americans. Lower educational attain­ment was strongly associated with smoking among Puerto Ricans.Conclusions: Lack of progress in reduc­ing smoking among Puerto Ricans in NYC is concerning. Opportunities for cultural, sex-specific, and other targeted outreach to this community should be explored.Ethn Dis. 2019;30(1):97-108; doi:10.18865/ed.30.1.97

From Colonia to Community: The History of Puerto Ricans in New York City. 1917-1948.

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Olga Jimenez Wagenheim ◽  
Virginia Sanchez Korrol
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Time Since Migration and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Puerto Ricans Who Inject Drugs in New York City

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 870-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Gelpí-Acosta ◽  
Enrique R. Pouget ◽  
Kathleen H. Reilly ◽  
Holly Hagan ◽  
Alan Neaigus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
York City ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors

scholarly journals Beyond the Melting Pot: The Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Jews, Italians, and Irish of New York City

1965 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
J. Neale Carman ◽  
Nathan Glazer ◽  
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
Melting Pot

Geopolitics, Economic Niches, and Gendered Social Capital among Recent Caribbean Immigrants in New York City

1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherri Grasmuck ◽  
Ramón Grosfoguel
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Common Assumption ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Gender Strategies

This article examines the different socio-economic consequences of migration for Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Cubans, Jamaicans and Haitians in the context of New York City. Migration outcomes are structured by a range of influences, including geopolitics, class selectivity, de-industrialization, ethnic niches and the timing of settlement. Emphasis is placed on the importance of variations in the household structures and gender strategies of these groups for understanding their different socioeconomic situations in the 1990s. Differences in the labor force participation patterns of the women in these communities and the employment traditions upon which they draw have significant consequences for the well-being of the five groups. These cases also question the common assumption that high rates of female headed-households inevitably lead to high rates of poverty, a pattern found among Dominicans and Puerto Ricans but not among Jamaicans and Haitians.

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