Immigrant Second Generation in Metropolitan New York

This dataset pertains to individuals between the ages of 18 and 32, from immigrant families, and residing in New York city and a selection of surrounding areas. It examines the success or complication of assimilation of immigrants and children from families that immigrated from a number of countries including the former Soviet Union, Taiwan, Ecuador, Peru, and the West Indies. The dataset contains information on race, ethnicity, language, age, education, income, family size, country of origin, and citizenship status.

Unique variables include “language spoken growing up,” “mother’s and father’s ability to speak English,” “experienced prejudice by the police,” and “currently on social security.”

Shared Dataset Variables

Variable Name Description
AGEPERSON age of a person (only) in a dataset
BUILDINGDETAILS particulars of type of house/building (amenities/function/ownership/integrity)
CITIZENSHIP citizenship of an individual (us/foreign or specific country of citizenship)
DAY the day of an event or occurrence (not related to a person's life event)
EDUCATIONPERSON educational level attained by an individual
EMPLOYMENTSTATUS generally recorded as whether in paid employment or not
ETHNICITY ethnicity of a person in a dataset
FAMILYDETAILS information pertaining to size and makeup of family or household
GENDER gender of a person in a dataset
INCIDENCECRIMEPERSON measurement of a crime committed by or afflicted on a person
MARRIAGESTATUS records marriage status using booleans (yes or no) or married/not married/widowed/etc.
MIGRATIONDATE date of emigration or immigration or some kind of movement
MONETARYVALUE monetary value or cost of goods/services/real estate
MONTH the month of an event or occurrence (not related to a person's life event)
NATIVITYCITY birthplace of individual or of parent(s) of individual
NATIVITYCOUNTRY birthplace of individual or of parent(s) of individual
NATIVITYSTATEUS birthplace of individual or of parent(s) of individual
OCCUPATION occupation of an individual
RACE race assigned to a person in a dataset
RELIGIONPERSON the religious affiliation of a person
YEAR the year of an event or occurrence (not related to a person's life event)