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Published in final edited form as: Int Migr Rev. 2011 SPRING;45(1):148–173. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2010.00842.x

Table 2. Weighted median and % distribution of independent variables by race and immigrant generation (NLAAS 2002-2003).

Latino Sample Asian Sample
1st Gen n=1,265 2nd Gen n=728 3rd+ Gen n=561 1st Gen n=1,402 2nd Gen n=423 3rd+ Gen n=268
Age 37 (s.e.=0.9) 29 (s.e.=1.1) 34 (s.e.=1.4) 43 (s.e.=0.9) 27 (s.e.=1.4) 36 (s.e.=2.3)
English Proficiency (range 3-12) 3 (s.e.=0.1) 9 (s.e.=0.4) 11(s.e.=0.1) 8 (s.e.=0.3) 11 (s.e.=0) 11 (s.e.=0)
Spanish/Asian Language Proficiency (3-12) 9 (s.e.=0.1) 8 (s.e.=0.2) 4 (s.e.=0.2) 10 (s.e.=0.1) 4 (s.e.=0.2) 3 (s.e.=0)
Household Income per Family Member 9,346 (s.e.=781) 12,497 (s.e.=1,620) 16,103 (s.e.=1,461) 24,248 (s.e.=1,571) 21,852 (s.e.=2,507) 30,000 (s.e.=1,252)
Never Married 0.22 0.38 0.35 0.12 0.55 0.41
Male 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.46 0.5 0.51
Presence of Dependents under Age 18 0.45 0.41 0.42 0.35 0.28 0.32
Citizenship 0.29 0.8 1 0.56 0.86 1
Race
White 0.35 0.35 0.37
Black 0.09 0.07 0.04
Other 0.56 0.57 0.58
Education
Less than high school (<12yrs) 0.61 0.31 0.29 0.21 0.07 0.02
HS grad and some college (12-15yrs) 0.31 0.55 0.59 0.35 0.52 0.63
College graduate and above (>=16yrs) 0.07 0.14 0.11 0.44 0.41 0.36
Ethnic Origin
Cuba (n=578) 0.07 0.06 0.01
Puerto Rico (n=500) 0.06 0.17 0.12
Mexico (n=895) 0.56 0.57 0.68
Other Latin Countries (n=542) 0.31 0.2 0.19
Vietnam (n=482) 0.17 0.08 0
Philippines (n=469) 0.2 0.28 0.17
China (n=568) 0.33 0.25 0.14
Other Asian Countries (n=444) 0.3 0.38 0.69