NCJ Number
139055
Date Published
1990
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This report presents and illustrates with charts and graphs an overview of the status of Latino adolescents and their families in the United States.
Abstract
The report contains information on changing demographics and the growth of the Latino youth population, outlines key facts about Latino youths, and discusses their geographic concentration, educational status and economic well-being, diversity, marriage and childbearing, and employment. The Latino youth population numbered 4.7 million in 1980, grew to 5.4 million in 1987, and will reach 6.5 million in 2000 and 9.6 million in 2030. Two-thirds of the Latino population live in the three States of California, Texas, and New York. Young Latinos are at economic and educational risk because their parents are younger, less educated, employed at lower-paying jobs, and poorer than the parents of white adolescents. Latinos, a diverse group in the United States, comprise Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban-Americans, and Central and South Americans. In addition to data on Latino subgroups, a critical need exists for data on the younger ages and gender groups within these subpopulations. 22 figures and 24 references