Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
-Born and
Immigrant Communities in Philadelphia
City Hall, Mayor's Reception Room
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19107
September 30, 2016
Why Philadelphia?
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Source: Audrey Singer, Dominic Vitello, Michael Katz and David Park. 2008. Recent Immigration to Philadelphia:
Regional Change in a Re-Emerging Gateway, Brookings Institution, Washington. DC. www.brookings.edu/reports/.../
1113_immigration_singer.aspx
Why Philadelphia?
q
Source: Audrey Singer, Dominic Vitello, Michael Katz and David Park. 2008. Recent Immigration to Philadelphia:
Regional Change in a Re-Emerging Gateway, Brookings Institution, Washington. DC. www.brookings.edu/reports/.../
1113_immigration_singer.aspx
Our Research
q
Field Sites:
Groups:
Samples:
Philadelphia
Whites &
White
Respondents
Philadelphia
Blacks &
Black
Respondents
Philadelphia
Hispanics &
Mex.
Respondents
Philadelphia
Asians &
Asian Indian
Respondents
Sample Characteristics
U.S.-Born
Whites
(N=253)
U.S.-Born
Blacks
(N=250)
Mexican
Immigrants
(N=250)
Indian
Immigrants
(N=251)
Gender
Female
Male
52%
48%
56%
44%
52%
48%
43%
57%
Age
Range
Median
18-90
50
18-90
50
18-82
34
18-91
46
Level of Education
8th Grade or Less
Some High School
High School Degree/GED
Some College
4-Year College Degree
Graduate Degree
0%
4%
25%
22%
25%
23%
1%
6%
30%
35%
17%
11%
27%
21%
42%
8%
1%
1%
0%
0%
6%
12%
25%
56%
Sample Characteristics
U.S.-Born
Whites
(N=253)
U.S.-Born
Blacks
(N=250)
Mexican
Immigrants
(N=250)
Indian
Immigrants
(N=251)
3-46
14
1-55
22
Citizenship Status
Not a U.S. Citizen
U.S. Citizen
86%
14%
21%
79%
Legal Status
Currently Unauthorized
Ever Unauthorized (either upon entry, or currently)
42%
70%
1%
2%
14%
52%
25%
9%
0%
4%
30%
66%
Not at All
Just a Little
Pretty Well
Very Well
never
Whites
Blacks
With
Blacks
Work
With
Mexicans
Neighborhood
With
Indians
Public Space
With
Whites
Work
With
Mexicans
Neighborhood
With
Indians
Public Space
never
Mexicans
Indians
With
Whites
Work
With Blacks
Neighborhood
With
Indians
Public Space
With
Whites
Work
With Blacks
Neighborhood
With
Mexicans
Public Space
Whites
Blacks
With
Blacks
With
Mexicans
With
Indians
With
Whites
-1
-1
-2
very
unfriendly
-2
Work
Neighborhood
Public Space
Work
With
Mexicans
Neighborhood
With
Indians
Public Space
Note: These graphs include data only from those respondents who reported having contact with
the specified group.
Mexicans
Indians
With
Whites
With
Blacks
With
Indians
With
Whites
-1
-1
-2
very
unfriendly
-2
Work
Neighborhood
Public Space
Work
With
Blacks
Neighborhood
With
Mexicans
Public Space
Note: These graphs include data only from those respondents who reported having contact with
the specified group.
WELCOMING OTHERS:
FEELING WELCOMED:
never
Whites
Blacks
never
Mexicans
Indians
never
Blacks
Whites
3
never
Indians
Mexicans
3
Feeling Welcomed
.33***
.44***
.33***
.23***
.25***
.22***
.22***
.26***
.28***
.24***
.32***
.30***
.49***
.46***
.38***
.39***
.48***
.48***
.33***
.24***
.21***
.41***
.32***
.19***
Listed above are partial correlations controlling for age, gender, level of education, political ideology, home
ownership, and employment status. *p < .05 **p < .01 ***p < .001
Jobs:
The more good jobs that go to [GROUP], the fewer
good jobs there will be for people like me.
Housing:
The more that [GROUP] move into good
neighborhoods, the fewer good neighborhoods
there will be for people like me.
Language:
The more that immigrants from [Mexico/India] speak a
language other than English here, the more they disrupt the
way of life for people like me.
Religion:
The more that immigrants from [Mexico/India] engage in their
religious practices here, the more they disrupt the way of life for
people like me.
All scored: (-2) disagree strongly agree strongly (2)
Low
Threat
Whites
Blacks
-1
-1
-2
-2
From
Blacks
Jobs
From
Mexicans
Housing
Language
From
Indians
Religion
From
Whites
Jobs
From
Mexicans
Housing
Language
From
Indians
Religion
Low
Threat
Mexicans
Indians
-1
-1
-2
-2
From
Whites
Jobs
Housing
From
Blacks
Language
From
Indians
Religion
From
Whites
Jobs
Housing
From
Blacks
Language
From
Mexicans
Religion
CULTURAL THREAT
Housing
Language
Religion
-.11
-.11
-.02
-.11
-.19**
-.13
n/a
-.23***
-.16*
n/a
-.11
-.13*
-.15*
-.01
-.08
-.09
-.01
-.12
n/a
-.10
-.13
n/a
.04
.00
.01
.02
-.05
.06
.03
.02
n/a
n/a
.00
n/a
n/a
-.05
-.26***
-.16*
.04
-.26***
-.17**
-.08
n/a
n/a
-.09
n/a
n/a
-.07
Listed above are partial correlations controlling for age, gender, level of education, political ideology, home ownership, and
employment status. *p < .05 **p < .01 ***p < .001
not at all
Whites
Blacks
Mexicans
Indians
.23***
.28***
.23***
.24***
.19***
.20***
.38^**
.46***
.42***
.11***
.18***
.07***
Listed above are partial correlations controlling for age, gender, level of education, political ideology, home
ownership, and employment status. ^p = .06 *p < .05 **p < .01 ***p < .001
Variable
U.S.-Born
Whites (N=253)
U.S.-Born
Blacks (N=250)
Foreign-Born
Mexicans (N=250)
Foreign-Born
Indians (N=251)
Gender
Female
Male
52%
48%
56%
44%
52%
48%
43%
57%
Age
Range
Median
18-90
50
18-90
50
18-82
34
18-91
46
Level of Education
8th Grade or Less
Some High School
High School Degree/GED
Some College
Four-Year College Degree
Graduate Degree
0%
4%
25%
22%
25%
23%
1%
6%
30%
35%
17%
11%
27%
21%
42%
8%
1%
1%
0%
0%
6%
12%
25%
56%
Employment Status
Full or Part Time
Not Employed
58%
42%
50%
50%
67%
33%
68%
32%
$84,275
$56,115
$24,670
$109,734
Home Ownership
Home Owner
Rent or Other
70%
30%
53%
47%
16%
84%
71%
30%
Political Ideology
Strong Conservative
Moderate Conservative
Neither
Moderate Liberal
Strong Liberal
8%
16%
35%
28%
13%
10%
10%
52%
16%
12%
15%
27%
37%
11%
10%
4%
8%
43%
28%
17%
Religion
Catholic
Protestant (Evangelical or Other)
Jewish
Muslim
Hindu
Other (incl. Buddhist, Jain, Sikh)
No Religious Affiliation or No Belief in God
35%
26%
12%
1%
0%
11%
15%
10%
52%
0%
7%
0%
19%
13%
90%
6%
0%
0%
0%
3%
3%
1%
4%
0%
5%
77%
9%
4%
2.38
4.49
3.61
4.12