Determinants of bilingualism among children: an econometric analysis
| Autor: | Marina Gindelsky, Barry R. Chiswick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty White (horse) 05 social sciences Ethnic group Econometric analysis Grandparent 0506 political science American Community Survey Foreign born 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration medicine 050207 economics Psychology Native-Born Neuroscience of multilingualism Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Demography |
| Zdroj: | Review of Economics of the Household. 14:489-506 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7152 1569-5239 |
| Popis: | This paper analyzes the determinants of bilingualism (i.e., speaks a language other than English at home) among children age 5–18 years in the American Community Survey, 2005–2011. Two groups of children are considered: those born in the US (native born) and foreign-born children who immigrated prior to age 14 (the 1.5 generation). The analyses are conducted overall, within genders, and within racial and ethnic groups. Bilingualism is more prevalent if the parents are foreign born, less proficient in English, of the same ancestry (linguistic) group, and if the child lives in an ethnic (linguistic) concentration area. Although the effects are relatively smaller, a foreign-born grandparent living in the household increases child bilingualism, while a higher level of parental education tends to decrease it. Children of Asian and Hispanic origin are more likely to be bilingual than their white, non-Hispanic counterparts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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