race/ethnicity

New Studies Link U.S. Hispanics’ Longer Life Expectancy to Migration Patterns, Less Smoking

U.S. Hispanics tend to defy the odds: They outlive non-Hispanic whites by three years on average, despite having lower income and education levels. In 2014, life expectancy at birth for…

Mixed-Race Marriages Reduce U.S. Housing Segregation

The persistent separation of racial groups across U.S. neighborhoods has lessened slightly due to mixed-race marriages, according to researchers at Pennylvania State University and the University of Washington. But residential…

Exploring the Paradox of U.S. Hispanics’ Longer Life Expectancy

Despite having lower income and education levels, U.S. Hispanics tend to outlive non-Hispanic whites by several years (see table). Demographers call this the “Hispanic Epidemiological Paradox.” And for nearly three…

PRB Discuss Online: Racial and Ethnic Intermarriage in the United States

Transcript of Questions and Answers Ezer R. May May: 1.- What is the type of intermarriage that get (has) the major trends in the United States? 2.- Why this type…

PRB Discuss Online: What Is Your ‘Race’? A Question Increasingly Difficult to Answer

The concept of “race” has always been controversial, given ugly associations with slavery, the eugenics movement, and racism. Yet “race” and “racial identity” remain important fundamental aspects of daily life…

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