Publications [#254386] of Keith E. Whitfield

Journal Articles

1. Angel, JL; Whitfield, KE (2007). Setting the stage: Hispanic health and aging in the Americas, 1-14. [doi]
   (last updated on 2017/07/31)

   Abstract:
   Hispanics are redefining the character and look of United States of America. The rate of high immigration from Mexico and other Latin American countries and the higher fertility by native-born Americans has made Hispanic Americans the fastest growing demographic group in the country. Hispanics now outnumber African Americans as the nation's largest minority category. From 2000 through the end of 2001, the Hispanic population grew to 37 million, increasing 4.7 percent, while the black population increased by only 2 percent during the same period, to 36.1 million (U.S. Census Bureau, 2003). Hispanics account for nearly 13% of the U.S. population, which now numbers 284.8 million (U.S. Census Bureau, 2003). © 2007 Springer.