The Ancestry Question and Ethnic Heterogeneity: The Case of Arab Americans |
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| Authors: | Florence J Dallo Kristine J Ajrouch Soham Al‐Snih |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Public Health, University of Texas;2. Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, Eastern Michigan University;3. Rehabilitation Sciences Division/School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch |
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| Abstract: | This article uses US Census data to investigate change over time in Arab American profiles. In 2000, a higher proportion of children (0 to 13 years of age), women, and those who lived in the Northeast identified with an Arab/non‐Arab ancestry compared to an Arab‐only ancestry. In 1980 and 2000, a higher proportion (~90%) of those who identified with an Arab/non‐Arab ancestry was US born compared to only one‐half of those who identified with an Arab‐only ancestry. Those who identified with an Arab‐only ancestry were more likely to not be US citizens than those who identified with an Arab/non‐Arab ancestry. These findings suggest Arab Americans are a heterogeneous group. |
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