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TABLE 1—

Sample and Population Sociodemographic Characteristics of Mexican Descendents (N=1901): San Diego, Calif; Tijuana, Mexico; and Guadalajara, Mexico, 2003–2004

	San Diego		Tijuana		Guadalajara
	Sample	Population^a	Sample	Population^b	Sample	Population^b
Total, No.	1103		398		400
Male gender, %	47.9	48.6	46.9	49.8	49.9	46.2
Mean age, y (SD)	40.9 (15.6)	37.0 (14.9)	38.4 (15.0)	35.7 (14.4)	38.1 (16.5)	39.1 (16.7)
High school or higher level of education, %	45.4	41.6	35.2	36.3	56.7	40.1
Married or cohabitating, %	62.8	56.3	61.4	66.1	51.6	58.9
Employment status, %
Employed full or part time	53.8	57.1	56.5	62.8	51.5	59.2
Student	10.3	11.0	3.8	2.4	14.8	3.6
Other	36.0	33.0	39.7	34.9	33.8	27.1
Foreign born, %	76.2	62.4	2.8	1.6	1.5	0.5

^aData are from US Census 2000 (population 18 years and older who were of Mexican descent).31

^bData are from Mexico Census 2000 (population 18 years and older).30