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Socioeconomic Stratification from Within: Changes Within American Indian Cohorts in the United States: 1990–2010

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Socioeconomic inequality in the United States persists with disparities in education, earnings, and health evident across racial and ethnic groups. Somewhat less attention has been given to the importance of inequality within minority racial and pan-ethnic groups. This paper considers the increasing divergence of socioeconomic status within cohorts of American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) adults in the United States. The analyses rely on US Census data for 1990, 2000, and 2010 to examine the relative contribution of demographic change and change in self-identification to the size of AIAN adult cohorts over time. Decomposition analyses demonstrate that declines in poverty within the AIAN cohorts are largely attributable to the more advantaged status of individuals who select AIAN in combination with other racial identifications.

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Support for this research provided by the Sanford School, The American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI), and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU. Guidance and helpful suggestions provided by Dr. Patricia Mariella, Emery Tahy and Robi Craig, AIPI and Laquitta Walker, CePoD.

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Table 5 Descriptive statistics, cohort 15–24 in 1990
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Table 6 Logistic regression predicting poverty, cohort 15–24 in 1990
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Table 7 Summary of decomposition, 15–24 cohort in 1990
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Table 8 Descriptive statistics, cohort 35–44 in 1990
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Table 9 Logistic regression predicting poverty, cohort 35–44 in 1990
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Table 10 Summary of decomposition, 35–44 cohort in 1990
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Glick, J.E., Han, S.Y. Socioeconomic Stratification from Within: Changes Within American Indian Cohorts in the United States: 1990–2010. Popul Res Policy Rev 34, 77–112 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-014-9355-4

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