Surveyed Communities
Community 1 - 139 households in Dominican Republic and 12 in the United States
Community 2 - 97 households in Dominican Republic and 8 in the United States
Community 3 - 125 households in Dominican Republic and 9 in the United States
Comunidad 4 - 99 households in Dominican Republic and 9 in the United States
Community 4 is also a barrio in Santo Domingo, only a few blocks away from Community 3, although much smaller and quieter. It consists of about twenty blocks surrounded by four avenues. Commercial activity tends to be concentrated on the avenues, while the area in between is primarily residential. A first stroll down the streets of Community 4 would lead the passerby to quickly classify it as a middle class neighborhood. LAMP fieldworkers, however, were surprised to discover densely populated hidden shantytowns in the interior of three of Community 4 blocks, connected to the outside by a few narrow alleys separating peripheral houses. Thus, Community 4 features a striking income inequality, although invisible to the unaware eye. Households within the hidden shantytowns were enumerated and included in the sample.
Community 5 - 147 households in Dominican Republic and 16 in the U.S.
Community 6 - 149 households in Dominican Republic and 5 in the U.S.
Community 7 - 151 households in Dominican Republic and 15 in the U.S.
