title: Understanding the living arrangements of Latino immigrants: a life course approach.
abstract: "Using data from the 1990 [U.S.] Panel Study of Income Dynamics Latino Sample, this study examines three competing hypotheses for understanding extended family living among Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban immigrants. The findings indicate no significant relationship between living with extended kin and cultural indicators--such as English fluency--or economic factors--such as employment and income.  Rather, the data support a life course explanation. Extended family living arrangements among Latino immigrants represent a resource generating strategy for caring for young children and older adults."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005843:Geography; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Extended Family; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Life Cycle; Family Research; Geographic Factors; Hispanics; Immigrants; Kinship Networks; Living Arrangements; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Distribution; United States