Sentences with phrase «higher than their white counterparts»

Young black men between the age of 15 and 24 are killed by a gun at a rate that is 4.5 times higher than their white counterparts.

Latina adolescents 15 to 19 years of age have a crude birth rate 3 times higher than their white counterparts and the highest of any racial / ethnic group.

By Aaron Glantz and Emmanuel Martinez Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending, African Americans and Latinos continue to be routinely denied conventional mortgage loans at rates far higher than their white counterparts.

Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending, African Americans and Latinos continue to be routinely denied conventional mortgage loans at rates far higher than their white counterparts.

Not exact matches

Around that same time, a study came out that revealed that black head coaches, despite winning a higher percentage of games, were less likely to be hired (and more likely fired) than their white counterparts.

Previous Pew Research Center studies found that Hispanic Christians attend church more regularly than their white counterparts, and black Protestants are retaining young churchgoers at higher rates than any other group.

Brown rice — higher in fiber and other nutrients than its white counterpart — is the perfect vehicle for this quick, protein - heavy lunch.

When choosing breads, select whole grains whenever possible — whole grain products are higher in fiber and other nutrients than their bleached white counterparts and have been shown to play a role in the reduction of diabetes, heart disease and other chronic issues.

For instance, white and Latino fathers with bachelor's degrees earned more than twice as much as their counterparts with only a high school degree.

James said that while there is a 99 percent survival rate if breast cancer is detected early, black women are 42 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than their white counterparts and Hispanic women have significantly higher rates of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer than either white or black women.

But at the same time, black teachers hold black students to a higher standard of behavior than do their white counterparts, the researchers found.

Male blue tits with white cheeks are healthier and more likely to mate with higher quality partners than their counterparts with duller cheek feathers.

And Dommond isn't alone: a faculty survey carried out by the Higher Education Research Institute found that 42 per cent of minority women in scientific disciplines reported subtle discrimination — far more than their white or male counterparts did.

However, those families who do have the material resources associated with middle - class status tend to invest in their children's education at similar or higher levels than their white counterparts,» says Merolla.

The United States, after all, elected Barack Obama as its head of state twice and has seen a highly - privileged section of African - Americans — no less reactionary than their white counterparts — in some of the highest offices of the state (Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Eric Holder, etc.).

By every possible indicator, the kids that both of us care so much about — low - income students of color — are doing worse than their higher - income white counterparts.

He did not mention that black and Hispanic students still graduate from high school at far lower rates than their white and Asian counterparts — 64.6 percent and 63.5 percent, compared with 80 percent and 83.3 percent.

The Honoré Center is rooted in the concept that black male teachers may be more effective at teaching young black men, who are more likely to struggle in the classroom and are significantly less likely than their white counterparts to graduate from high school and college.

But those educators tend to leave the profession at much higher rates than their white counterparts.

Discipline Disparities Students of color in North Carolina schools have significantly higher rates of both short - and long - term suspensions than their white counterparts.14 Report to the North Carolina General Assembly: Consolidated Data Report 2014 - 15 (Rep.).

The price of such devices until much higher than their black and white counterparts.

Brown rice in particular is higher in vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber than its more heavily - processed white counterpart, which makes it a healthier option overall.

Female AI / AN adolescents have higher risks than their white counterparts of needing but not getting medical care and of perpetrating violence (Table 4).

Male AI / AN adolescents have a higher risk than their white counterparts of skipping breakfast, having poor / fair health status, and perpetrating violence.

Puerto Rican children 1 to 4 years of age were found to have a higher crude mortality rate than their white counterparts (Table 3).

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.