Table 2
Characteristics of U.S.-born individuals and new immigrants in the U.S. aged 25 to 54
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| Men | Women | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic-born | New immigrants | Domestic-born | New immigrants | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | |
| Mean age (years) | 37.7 | 37.8 | 39.6 | 40.0 | 36.3 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 36.5 | 37.8 | 37.8 | 39.6 | 40.0 | 36.6 | 36.1 | 36.5 | 36.8 |
| percent | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 to 29 | 22.8 | 19.6 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 22.8 | 19.8 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 17.1 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 14.6 |
| 30 to 34 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 33.3 | 32.4 | 30.1 | 31.4 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 15.9 | 14.8 | 32.8 | 32.0 | 29.2 | 31.2 |
| 35 to 39 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 20.9 |
| 40 to 44 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 15.8 |
| 45 to 49 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 10.9 |
| 50 to 54 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 15.0 | 16.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 14.9 | 17.0 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| Highest completed education | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 21.1 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 34.6 | 33.7 | 33.0 | 30.4 | 21.2 | 13.5 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 41.6 | 35.5 | 31.3 | 25.7 |
| High school | 32.4 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 30.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 21.5 | 40.8 | 32.6 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 22.7 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 21.8 |
| Post-secondary | 22.1 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 21.4 | 30.9 | 34.2 | 33.3 | 16.0 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 16.5 |
| University | 24.4 | 27.1 | 28.7 | 29.4 | 33.0 | 33.9 | 36.3 | 35.0 | 16.5 | 23.0 | 28.4 | 31.3 | 19.7 | 26.0 | 32.3 | 36.0 |
| Speaking language other than English at home | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 85.1 | 87.2 | 87.7 | 89.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 84.4 | 86.9 | 87.5 | 89.0 |
| Source region | ||||||||||||||||
| North America | … | … | … | … | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | … | … | … | … | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Caribbean | … | … | … | … | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.1 | … | … | … | … | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| South and Central America | … | … | … | … | 25.1 | 32.2 | 40.6 | 49.3 | … | … | … | … | 24.8 | 30.9 | 36.6 | 40.9 |
| Northern Europe | … | … | … | … | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | … | … | … | … | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Western Europe | … | … | … | … | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | … | … | … | … | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Southern Europe | … | … | … | … | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | … | … | … | … | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Eastern Europe | … | … | … | … | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 5.5 | … | … | … | … | 6.0 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 7.0 |
| Africa | … | … | … | … | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | … | … | … | … | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| South Asia | … | … | … | … | 5.4 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | … | … | … | … | 4.1 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Southeast Asia | … | … | … | … | 13.4 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | … | … | … | … | 16.2 | 13.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| East Asia | … | … | … | … | 12.8 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 9.1 | … | … | … | … | 14.4 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
| West Asia | … | … | … | … | 6.4 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | … | … | … | … | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Oceania and other | … | … | … | … | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | … | … | … | … | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Note(s):
The sample includes individuals aged 25 to 54 living in private households, and excluding military occupations (when such information is available), regardless of labour force status. The domestic-born population excludes the Aboriginal population. The immigrant sample includes only new immigrants (no more than five years in the country) who were aged 25 or older at arrival.
Source(s):
U.S. censuses of 1980, 1990, and 2000 IPUMS 5% files and 2005 American Community Survey IPUMS 1% file.
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