Data to support the different composition of Guyanese and Jamaican households in NYC. It can be assumed that the differences in composition are reflective of the fact that a majority of Guyanese households are Indo Guyanese (usually estimated at 60%).
35% of Jamaicans live in households with married couples, 27% with female heads and 32% non family (usually single people). For Guyanese the numbers are 48%, 27% and 19%. This shows that the average Jamaican lives in a household with fewer adults with a high % being single. or living with unrelated adults who therefore aren't part of their household.
Jamaicans are slightly more educated with fewer than 21% having less than high school education and 21% having college or more. Guyanese were at 26% and 16% respectively. Both countries suffer extreme brain drain.
Jamaicans between 17-24 had a high school drop out rate of around 7% between 2007-2011. For Guyanese it was around 12%.
13% of Jamaican households were poor vs. 16% of Guyanese households. Median household income in 2011 for Jamaicans was $49k and for Guyanese at $51k. Note the fact that 65% of Jamaicans live in households with likely just one adult income earner being present, whereas 53% for Guyanese. This means that Guyanese had more income earners per household but yet these households only generated $2k more.
Druggie this data comes from the NYC Dept. of Planning and it indicates that there is little statistical difference in the socio economic status of Jamaican vs. Guyanese households.
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