LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF MINORITY ELDERS

We used 1990 census data to examine differences in the current living arrangements of minority elderly. We found that differences among the minority populations in age, sex, and marital status account for only a small part of the observed differences in living arrangements. Howev er, while minority groups as a whole differ substantially from the Whi te population, national ethnic patterns within groups appear to he rel atively small. Hispanic ethnic groups vary little once differences in marriage patterns are taken into account, although differences are gre ater within the Asian population.