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Table 4-3


Table 4-3. Distribution of Percent Change in Residential Segregation Indexes for Asians or Pacific Islanders: 1980-2000
  Dissimilarity Index Isolation Index Delta Index Absolute Centralization Index Spatial Proximity Index
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

1980-1990
Increase of 5% or more 14 47% 28 93% 2 7% 3 10% 6 20%
Increase of 1-4.99% 4 13% 1 3% 7 23% 7 23% 16 53%
Change of less than 1% 2 7% 0 0% 12 40% 5 17% 8 27%
Decrease of 1-4.99% 5 17% 0 0% 8 27% 10 33% 0 0%
Decrease of 5% or more 5 17% 1 3% 1 3% 5 17% 0 0%

1990-2000
Increase of 5% or more 9 30% 29 97% 0 0% 1 3% 2 7%
Increase of 1-4.99% 10 33% 1 3% 1 3% 0 0% 20 67%
Change of less than 1% 1 3% 0 0% 12 40% 8 27% 7 23%
Decrease of 1-4.99% 5 17% 0 0% 16 53% 15 50% 1 3%
Decrease of 5% or more 5 17% 0 0% 1 3% 6 20% 0 0%

1980-2000
Increase of 5% or more 14 47% 30 100% 1 3% 2 7% 13 43%
Increase of 1-4.99% 7 23% 0 0% 7 23% 4 13% 16 53%
Change of less than 1% 2 7% 0 0% 9 30% 4 13% 0 0%
Decrease of 1-4.99% 1 3% 0 0% 10 33% 11 37% 1 3%
Decrease of 5% or more 6 20% 0 0% 3 10% 9 30% 0 0%
Note: Includes 30 Metropolitan Areas with at least 10 tracts and 3% or 20,000 or more Asians and Pacific Islanders in 1980.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1980, 1990, and 2000 Summary File 1.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: September 30, 2011