The Changing Problem of Overcrowded Housing

Myers, Dowell; Baer, William C.; Choi, Seong-Youn

doi:10.1080/01944369608975671

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“…Second generation students (those with both parents born outside the U.S.) accounted for 65% of the sample, and the remaining 15% were third generation (at least one parent was born in the U.S.). Using the rooms per people ratio (Bennefield and Bonnette, 2003;Myers et al, 1996) as an index for socioeconomic status (SES), 69% of the students were classified as low SES (i.e., less than one room per person in the home).…”

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“…Demographic characteristics included age, gender, country of origin, and generation in the United States. Socioeconomic status (SES)was estimated as the ratio of the number of rooms to the number of people in the household, which is typically correlated with other SES indicators such as overcrowding and poverty (Bennefield and Bonnette, 2003;Myers et al, 1996). The respondents were asked three questions to ascertain generation in the United States: "In what country were you born?…”

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Variation in Family Structure Among Urban Adolescents and Its Effects on Drug Use

Wagner¹,

Ritt-Olson²,

Soto³

et al. 2008

Substance Use & Misuse

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Family structure is one factor that can help explain drug use among adolescents. In 2005 a study was conducted with 255 ninth-grade students from an urban, predominantly Latino Los Angeles area high school. Students were 83% Latino, 58% female, and from mostly low SES households. Half of all students reported having ever used alcohol, 30% had ever smoked a cigarette, and 18% had ever used marijuana. Family structure was measured using a single open-ended question and logistic regression was employed to determine the effects of various family structures on the use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana. The presence of older siblings in the home was associated with alcohol and marijuana use, and living with a cousin was associated with marijuana use. Results suggest that influential others, including siblings and cousins, should be included in measures of family structure. Study limitations are noted.

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Variation in Family Structure Among Urban Adolescents and Its Effects on Drug Use

Wagner¹,

Ritt-Olson²,

Soto³

et al. 2008

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…We know that immigrants tend to live in rental housing (JCHS, 2000, Burnley, Murphy and Fagan, 1997) and in housing units of lower quality, especially during the period just after they arrive (Thave, 1999;Friedman, Rosenbamum and Schill, 1998). We also know that immigrants tend to consume less with respect to housing services: crowding is more frequent in immigrants' households (Myers, Baer and Choi, 1996). 6 Over time, immigrants tend to resemble natives more in terms of crowding, home ownership and suburbanization patterns (Callis, 1997;Myers, 1999;Myers andLee, 1996, Myers andPark, 1999).…”

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Immigration and housing rents in American cities

Sáiz

2007

Journal of Urban Economics

386

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Is there a local economic impact of immigration? Immigration pushes up rents and housing values in US destination cities. The positive association of rent growth and immigrant inflows is pervasive in time series for all metropolitan areas. I use instrumental variables based on a "shift-share" of national levels of immigration into metropolitan areas. An immigration inflow equal to 1% of a city's population is associated with increases in average rents and housing values of about 1%. The results suggest an economic impact that is an order of magnitude bigger than that found in labor markets. IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING RENTS IN AMERICAN CITIES AbstractIs there a local economic impact of immigration? Immigration pushes up rents and housing values

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“…Measures of crowding are objective measures but an overcrowding standard is necessarily subjective. Myers, Baer and Choi (1996) conclude that findings on the effects of overcrowding are uncertain. For example, they point out that after 100 years of studies there still is a debate over whether or not overcrowded housing has any physical or mental effects.…”

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The Persistence of Hardship Over the Life Course

Hungerford

2003

SSRN Journal

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The Changing Problem of Overcrowded Housing

Cited by 134 publications

References 9 publications

Variation in Family Structure Among Urban Adolescents and Its Effects on Drug Use

Variation in Family Structure Among Urban Adolescents and Its Effects on Drug Use

Immigration and housing rents in American cities

The Persistence of Hardship Over the Life Course

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