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- Title
The Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Recent Liberian Immigrants to the United States: An Update.
- Authors
Covington-Ward, Yolanda; Dennis, Siatta; Reding, Katie; Simpson, Anthony; Willison, Megan
- Abstract
In this article, we explore the socio-demographic characteristics of Liberians who migrated to the United States within the past few decades. Using aggregate data from the Public Use Microdata Sample of the American Community Survey over three years (2008-2010), along with information from the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics and the Office of Refugee Resettlement, we analyze various trends and general characteristics such as age, gender, occupation, settlement patterns, educational attainment, and marital status. This paper fills a gap in the literature on African immigrants to the U.S. as very little has been written specifically about the Liberian diaspora. As a result of a mass exodus from their home country during over a decade of civil conflict, the U.S. is now home to thousands of Liberian immigrants. Thus, it is important to understand the characteristics of this growing population for both policy purposes and for analyzing the diversity of African immigrant communities in the United States.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LIBERIANS; DEMOGRAPHY; LIBERIAN Americans; UNITED States emigration &; immigration; EDUCATION of immigrants; FOREIGN workers; AFRICAN diaspora; MARITAL status statistics
- Publication
Liberian Studies Journal, 2011, Vol 36, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0024-1989
- Publication type
Article