Table 2.
Characteristics and Adaptation Outcomes of Second-generation Immigrants
| Nationality | Education | Family Income | Unemployed5 | Has had Children | Incarcerated | N | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Years | High School or Less % | Mean $ | Median $ | % | % | Total % | Males % | ||
| Chinese | 15.4 | 5.7 | 57,583 | 33,611 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35 |
| Cuban (Private School) | 15.32 | 7.5 | 104,767 | 70,395 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 133 |
| Cuban (Public School) | 14.32 | 21.7 | 60,816 | 48,598 | 6.2 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 670 |
| Filipino | 14.5 | 15.5 | 64,442 | 55,323 | 7.8 | 19.4 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 586 |
| Haitian | 14.44 | 15.3 | 34,506 | 26,974 | 16.7 | 24.2 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 95 |
| Jamaican/West Indian | 14.63 | 18.1 | 40,654 | 30,326 | 9.4 | 24.3 | 8.5 | 20.0 | 148 |
| Laotian/Cambodian | 13.3 | 45.9 | 34,615 | 25,179 | 9.3 | 25.4 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 186 |
| Mexican | 13.4 | 38.0 | 38,254 | 32,585 | 7.3 | 41.5 | 10.8 | 20.2 | 408 |
| Nicaraguan | 14.17 | 26.4 | 54,049 | 47,054 | 4.9 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 222 |
| Vietnamese | 14.9 | 12.6 | 44,717 | 34,868 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 194 |
| Other (Asian) | 15.2 | 9.1 | 58,659 | 40,278 | 4.5 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 46 |
| Other (Latin) | 14.4 | 25.5 | 43,476 | 31,500 | 2.2 | 15.2 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 47 |
| Other | 14.55 | 20.8 | 59,719 | 40,619 | 7.3 | 16.4 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 404 |
5
Respondents without jobs, whether looking or not looking for employment, except those still enrolled at school. Source: Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), third survey, 2002–03. Results corrected for third-wave sample attrition.