Profile of the Young Californian (Age Group 16 to 24): How Has It Changed Over the Last Three Decades?.

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Author	Moller, Rosa Maria
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	This paper responds to a request of Assembly Members Manny Díaz and Marco Firebaugh. It focuses on the young Californian, defined as those in the age group 16 to 24. We analyzed this group and at times broke it into two other groups: persons in the 16-to-19 age group and persons in the 20-to-24-age group. Our analysis used census data We found that the proportion of population in California which is young has decreased over the last two decades, particularly the share of those 20 to 24 years old. This can be explained by a decline of young adults as the tail end of the baby boom generation is replaced by the baby bust generation. The proportion of Hispanics and Asians in the young population has increased dramatically, while the proportion of young African Americans has remained constant since 1970. The share of Hispanics in the young population has more than tripled since 1970, the proportion of Asians has more than quadrupled, and the share of Whites has decreased by more than half. Generally, the level of educational attainment of the young population has increased, but the proportion of young people with very low levels of education (8 th grade or less) has also increased. The proportion of young Californians in the labor force has decreased since 1980, particularly during the last decade, and for age group 16 to 19, most likely due to higher school enrollment. Income levels of the young population have deteriorated over time. In 2000, about 38 percent of the young population was considered poor. This was a 50 percent increase from 1970. Metropolitan areas with the highest proportion of young people tend to also have the highest proportion of young Hispanics. These areas are Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, The proportion of out-of-school and out-of-the labor force young decreased between 1980 and 1990, but increased somewhat between 1990 and 2000, with a relatively higher increase in the proportion of young males 20 to 24 years old in this category. Most of the young neither attending school nor in the labor force are Hispanics, have lower levels of education, and are in the poorer income categories. Compared to 1980, there has been an increase in the share of out-of-school and out-of-the labor force population that resided abroad five years before to the census year. Metropolitan areas such as Bakersfield, Merced, Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Stockton, Fresno and Los Angeles-Long Beach and Riverside-San Bernardino …
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