HMONG POPULATION RESEARCH PROJECT

Hmong and Other Asian Minorities

Population Distribution | Average Year of Entry | Educational Attainment | Income Distribution
Housing Variables | Employment Status | Linguistic Isolation | Occupational Distribution

Population:

Average Year of Entry:

Educational Attainment:

Average Household Income:

Occupational Distribution:

Unemployment Rate:

Population Distribution:

The table above describes the population of five Asian race in 1990 compared to 2000's. As shown, Asian Indian, Hmong, and Vietnamese had the highest increase in percent, while there was a decrease in the Japanese population.

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Average Year of Entry:

Information about the year of entry were collected by taking the average year of all person that were not born in the United States. As a result the Hmong population had the most recent year of entry. The recent immigration by the Hmong population had concluded them having difficulty in many categories, such as, language barriers, education, and income.

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Educational Attainment:

Information about the educational attainment were collect from all person that was 25 and older. A large factor that contributed to the low levels of education for the Hmong population was due to the year of entry (1983.7). Because of the recent entry, many Hmong, that were 25 and older, had difficulty adjusting to the new society. Instead of attaining an education, many joined the labor force to help support their families.

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Average Household Income:

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Occupational Distribution:

Occupational distribution were collected by calculating the position of employed workers. Because of the lack of education that many Hmong had, they were mainly focused in low paying jobs.

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Unemployment Rate:

Data for unemployment rate were calculated by the number of people that were in the labor force and that were employed. In this category, the Hmong had about 21% unemployment, about four times higher than the general population. The high unemployment were mainly contributed by their recent year of entry, lack of education, and mainly the language barriers.

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Population Distribution | Average Year of Entry | Educational Attainment | Income Distribution
Housing Variables | Employment Status | Linguistic Isolation | Occupational Distribution
The Data

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Contact: The Economics Hmong Research Team
Last Updated: November 2000