In a study based on the US census of 2000, Dominicans are the fourth largest minority group of Latino origin in the country as a whole, and the second largest in New York City. Mexicans comprise by far the largest group, accounting for 58% of the total Hispanic population, followed by Puerto Ricans with 10% and Cubans with 3%. Dominicans make up 2% of the total US Latino population. The research, which was carried out by the CUNY (City College of New York) Institute of Dominican Studies, found that the Dominican community in New York City could soon overtake Puerto Ricans as the largest minority community of Latino origin, and the nationwide Dominican population could replace the Cubans as the third largest in the US as whole. The study also found that although Dominicans on average earned some of the lowest incomes in the country, their standard of living had generally improved. The second generation was attaining good educational results, according to the report titled “Moving to the US, Buying Your Own House, 1994 – 2000”. Of all naturalized Hispanic immigrants, 63% own their homes, says the report, which also inspired a column on the newspaper’s editorial page and the remark that the 2000 census revelation that there are 765,000 Dominicans in the US points to the “flawed” design of the census questionnaire. “It is clear that they were not counted properly”, says the editorialist, alluding to the well-known fact that there are many more Dominicans in the US than those recorded officially. The writer comments that New York politicians have been astute in courting the votes of the Dominican community, and that new generations with higher levels of education are also beginning to participate in politics and to take more control. “They are making their mark in the fields of politics, science, economics, sports and professionally, without losing the roots which allow them to have an identity. They are a source of pride for us all.”