Jacobi in Roma

The Roma/non-Roma Test Score Gap in Hungary

This paper documents and decomposes the test score gap between Roma and non-Roma 8 graders in Hungary in 2006. Our data connect national standardized test scores to an individual panel survey with detailed data on ethnicity and family background. The test score gap is approximately one standard deviation for both reading and mathematics, which is similar to the gap between African-American and ...

Gypsies/roma in Hungary

try in an uneven distribution. Roma people live in around 2,000 of Hungary's 3,200 settlements. With regard to regional distribution, census data suggest the highest concentrations are in the regions of Northern Hungary and the Northern Alföld (Great Hungarian Plain). Although the proportion of Roma living in towns and cities has increased considerably in comparison to the 1970's, the majority ...

The Roma Personal Metadata

Mental health disparities between Roma and non-Roma children in Romania and Bulgaria

BACKGROUND The Roma population, one of the largest minority groups in Europe, experience discrimination and stigma associated with marginalized social position. Few studies have examined mental illnesses in the Roma, and none have examined the Roma children. The present study estimates mental health and behavioral disorders among Roma children in comparison to non-Roma children in educational i...

Higher prevalence of nephropathy in young Roma females compared with non-Roma females.

OBJECTIVES Ethnic differences in the prevalence of various chronic diseases, including end-stage renal disease, have been previously reported. Surprisingly, data focusing on the lower grade of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore differences in the prevalence of nephropathy between the Roma and non-Roma populations. METHODS Data from the cross-se...