Survey research and other data were obtained on 280 Mexican Americans, 280 Negroes, and 413 Anglos in Racine, Wisconsin in 1960. Interviews were conducted with 75% of the original respondents and surviving spouses or children for data on an additional 20% in 1971. During the 11-year period economic differences between Anglos on the one hand and Negroes and Mexican Americans on the other hand remained essentially the same or slightly increased on the most crucial measures of occupation and income, whereas measured differences in level of living and home conditions tended to either remain fairly stable or to decrease. Differences between Mexican Americans and Negroes tended to decrease in all areas.
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