Table 2.

Estimated Naturalized Citizens (thousands), by Sex, Duration of Residence, and Region of Birth, July 2010 (see notes below)

	<5 years U.S. Residence			5+ Years of U.S. Residence
	OIS1	ACS1	% Diff2	OIS1	ACS1	% Diff2
Men
Mexico
No Emigration3	.6		2587*	183		37*
A/R “low” Emigration	.6	16.0	2588*	178	250	41*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	.6		2589*	175		43*
VH “high” Emigration	.6		2590*	162		54*
Central American/Caribbean
No Emigration3	1.2		1366*	322		−1
A/R “low” Emigration	1.2	17.3	1382*	313	320	2
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	1.1		1404*	305		5*
VH “high” Emigration	1.1		1431*	282		13*
Asia
No Emigration3	5.0		395*	1,029		−9*
A/R “low” Emigration	4.9	24.7	403*	960	935	−3
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	4.9		403*	956		−2
VH “high” Emigration	4.9		404*	949		−1
Other Regions
No Emigration3	4.5		360*	767		−4*
A/R “low” Emigration	4.4	20.8	369*	732	734	0
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	4.4		369*	715		3
VH “high” Emigration	4.4		370*	711		3
Women
Mexico
No Emigration3	.8		1689*	281		7*
A/R “low” Emigration	.8	13.8	1700*	276	302	9*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	.8		1727*	268		13*
VH “high” Emigration	.8		1726*	259		17*
Central American/Caribbean
No Emigration3	1.2		1097*	449		−6*
A/R “low” Emigration	1.2	14.2	1105*	439	424	−3
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	1.2		1128*	423		0
VH “high” Emigration	1.2		1127*	407		4*
Asia
No Emigration3	11.3		208*	1,331		−9*
A/R “low” Emigration	11.2	35.0	212*	1,266	1,207	−5*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	11.1		214*	1,213		0
VH “high” Emigration	11.1		216*	1,174		3*
Other Regions
No Emigration3	6.3		361*	925		−1
A/R “low” Emigration	6.2	28.9	369*	885	918	4*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	6.1		371*	847		8*
VH “high” Emigration	6.1		373*	824		11*

Note: Estimates are for naturalized citizens who naturalized between 1/1/1990 and 7/1/2010

¹Excludes naturalized immigrants who arrived before 1990 or who naturalized as children aged 0-17.

²%Diff = (ACS - OIS)/OIS * 100

³A/R = Ahmed & Robinson 1994 (“low”), SSA = Social Security (Schwabish 2009) (“moderate”), VH = Van Hook et al. 2006 (“high”)

^*Absolute difference between OIS and ACS estimate is greater than twice the standard error of the ACS estimate.