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Editor:
Tonya Allen
allen@pop.psu.edu
PRInformation
Fall 2007
Research Brief
Starting with this issue, we will highlight findings from a recent study.
International Immigration's Effect on Living Arrangements
Source: Van Hook, J. and J.E. Glick. "Immigration and Living Arrangements: Moving Beyond Economic Need Versus Acculturation." Demography 44(2):225-249.
Why do some immigrants live in extended family groups instead of in nuclear families? Previous studies have attempted to explain this variation by pointing either to culturally-based norms, or to economic necessity. Van Hook and Glick posited that the challenges posed by international migration contribute to the decision to live in an extended family group, and studied Mexican resident and immigrant populations to test their theory. Through analysis of Census and SIPP data, they found that new immigrants to the United States are more likely to live in an extended family or non-kin group than nonimmigrant Mexicans in Mexico or the US. In addition, these recent immigrant households are characterized by high levels of turnover, and by a tendency of like age groups to reside together. This situation is in contrast to extended family living arrangements of nonimmigrant residents, which tend not to experience high turnover, and are composed of several generations.
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