Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that between July 2008 and July 2009, 48.6 percent of the 4 million children born in the United States were minorities. In contrast, nearly 60 percent of the children born ten years ago were non-Hispanic white. This rapid change demonstrates that America's youth are at the forefront of the country's rapidly shifting demographic makeup. This brief reveals the factors causing this increase in the proportion of minority births.
Publication Date
4-1-2010
Series
National Issue Brief No. 15
Publisher
Durham, N.H. : Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Kenneth M. and Lichter, Daniel T., "The changing faces of America's children and youth" (2010). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 107.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/107
Rights
Copyright 2010. The Carsey Institute. These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact the copyright holder.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.107