Table 1.
Means for total United States and four foreign-born growth and composition categories, 2000
| National | Emerging destinations (LoC_LoG) | New destinations (LoC_HiG) | Influx destinations (HiC_HiG) | Traditional destinations (HiC_LoG) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor market out migration + 50 mile distance | 10.44 | 21.79 | 19.71 | 7.79 | 8.65 |
| LM context measures | |||||
| Annual wages ($) | 41,241 | 37,484 | 35,544 | 41,321 | 43,159 |
| Employment change, 1990–2000 (%) | 1.5 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 4.2 | –3.6 |
| Monthly housing rent ($) | 633 | 534 | 498 | 620 | 706 |
| Origin group size (unweighted N) | 380,411 | 4,754 | 12,145 | 149,708 | 694,642 |
| Individual measures | |||||
| College | 20.3 | 42.2 | 26.3 | 18.6 | 17.7 |
| High school or some college | 36.1 | 39.3 | 34.1 | 37.4 | 35.3 |
| Less than high school | 43.6 | 18.5 | 39.5 | 44.1 | 47.0 |
| Speaks English only or very well | 42.3 | 66.0 | 46.7 | 42.4 | 38.6 |
| Speaks English well | 24.8 | 21.4 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 25.7 |
| Speaks poor or no English | 32.9 | 12.5 | 29.1 | 33.3 | 35.7 |
| Age at U.S. entry | 22.1 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 21.7 |
| Years in United States | 17.4 | 19.5 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 18.1 |
| Citizen | 44.8 | 59.9 | 42.6 | 44.2 | 44.2 |
| Male | 50.5 | 48.1 | 53.6 | 51.6 | 49.1 |
Note: Sample includes foreign-born aged 25–59 from 24 national origins
LM labor market context measures, LoC_LoG low nativity composition and low nativity growth areas, LoC_HiG low nativity composition and high nativity growth areas, HiC_HiG high composition and high growth areas, HiC_LoG high composition and low growth areas