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The Spatial Distribution and Socioeconomic Impacts of African Immigrants in the US: The Case of Nigerians in Toledo Metropolitan Region, Northwest Ohio

Busari, Olasunkanmi Abiola
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1573836229975897

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2019, Master of Science (MS), Bowling Green State University, Applied Geospatial Science.
This study describes the spatial distribution of Nigerian immigrants in the Toledo Metropolitan Area and their socioeconomic characteristics including income, education attainment, housing, and occupation. Moreover, the study examines the socioeconomic contributions of Nigerian immigrants to the region, USA, and Nigeria. Using US Census and survey data, the study finds that Nigerians in the US have high Socioeconomic Status (SES) and are concentrated in specific cities, regions, and states of the US. The study also finds that Nigerians in the Toledo MSA have a clustered geographic distribution pattern, an impressive socioeconomic profile, and have contributed immensely to the socioeconomic life of the region, the US, and Nigeria. Data for this research were obtained from an online survey as well as from secondary sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau. The data were analyzed using various qualitative and quantitative techniques and were further analyzed and mapped using ESRI ArcMap 10.3.
Kefa Otiso, Ph.D (Advisor)
Kelly Balistreri, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Andrew Gregory, Ph.D (Committee Member)
175 p.
African Studies; Geographic Information Science; Geography; Sociology
Spatial distribution; Socioeconomic characteristics and impacts; Nigerian immigrants; African immigrants; Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area; Ohio; USA

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  • Busari, O. A. (2019). The Spatial Distribution and Socioeconomic Impacts of African Immigrants in the US: The Case of Nigerians in Toledo Metropolitan Region, Northwest Ohio [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1573836229975897

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Busari, Olasunkanmi. The Spatial Distribution and Socioeconomic Impacts of African Immigrants in the US: The Case of Nigerians in Toledo Metropolitan Region, Northwest Ohio. 2019. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1573836229975897.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Busari, Olasunkanmi. "The Spatial Distribution and Socioeconomic Impacts of African Immigrants in the US: The Case of Nigerians in Toledo Metropolitan Region, Northwest Ohio." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1573836229975897

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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