Differences in Household Saving Between non-Hispanic White and Hispanic Households

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ID6065019
AutoresPatti J Fisher (0000-0003-0325-4068, VirginiaTech, Blacksburg, VA, USA), Chungwen Hsu (0000-0003-0663-2183, VirginiaTech, Blacksburg, VA, USA)
Año2012
Volumen34
Número1
Páginas137-159
Fecha de publicación2012-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0739986311428891
OpenAlexW2155344226
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas39

This study uses the 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances to empirically explore differences in saving behavior between Hispanic ( N = 533) and non-Hispanic White ( N = 2,473) households. The results of the logistic regression model show that self-employed Hispanics were more likely to save, while self-employment was not significant for Whites. Being unbanked is the only variable that had a significantly negative relationship with saving for both groups. The results indicate that the model of saving applied to U.S. households may not be appropriate in studies focusing on the saving behaviors of Hispanics. In the empirical model estimated in the current article, only age, being unbanked, and self-employment have significant relationships with the saving behaviors of Hispanics, while many variables were significant for White households

Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Financial services · Logistic regression · Regression analysis · Sociology · Statistics · Unbanked · Demography · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Housing Market and Economics · Medicine · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Finance · Gerontology