Four Dimensions

The four oblique key-cluster dimensions, with the factor loadings of the most salient dimension definers, are as follows:

1. Suburban vs. Non-Suburban [Su vs. Ur]. The seven definers are:

• [-.95] Percent with no car in household
• [+.90] Percent in married-couple household
• [+.88] Percent in owner-occupied dwelling
• [+.84] Percent in single-family housing unit
• [-.81] Percent receiving public aid
• [-.81] Percent using public transportation to get to work
• [+.79] Percent white

2. Wealthy/High Professional Status vs. Poor/Low Professional Status [We vs. Po]. The six definers are:

• [+.93] Mean per capita income
• [+.92] Percent with college degree
• [+.87] Percent with managerial/professional occupation
• [+.86] Median household income
• [+.86] Median value of owner-occupied housing units
• [+.80] Median monthly rent

3. Linguistically Isolated/Hispanic vs. Not Linguistically Isolated/Not Hispanic [Is vs. Na]. The three definers are:

• [+.94] Percent linguistically isolated
• [+.89] Percent foreign-born
• [+.85] Percent Hispanic

4. Large Young Families vs. Older and/or Smaller and/or Non-Traditional Families [Fa vs. No]. The five definers are:

• [+.86] Percent 0 to 18
• [-.77] Percent 65 and over
• [+.68] Persons per household
• [-.65] Persons 50 to 64
• [-.62] Percent non-"family" households (the Census Bureau defines a "family" as two or more legally related people living together)

The four dimensions are intercorrelated as follows:

	1	2	3	4
1	---
2	+.49	---
3	-.18	+.24	---
4	-.17	-.37	+.19	---