Table 4.

Percentage Difference between OIS and ACS estimates¹ While Varying ACS Coverage Error Assumptions, by Mexican Origin, Age, and Sex (see notes below)

	Men			Women
	0% Coverage Error	2.5% Coverage Error	5% Coverage Error	0% Coverage Error	2.5% Coverage Error	5% Coverage Error
Mexicans
Age 18-29
No Emigration2	26*	29*	32*	−1	1	4
A/R “low” Emigration	29*	32*	35*	1	4	7
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	29*	32*	36*	2	5	7
VH “high” Emigration	37*	41*	44*	6	8	11*
Age 30-39
No Emigration2	23*	27*	30*	5	8*	11*
A/R “low” Emigration	27*	30*	34*	8	10*	13*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	29*	32*	36*	11*	14*	17*
VH “high” Emigration	39*	43*	47*	15*	18*	21*
Age 40+
No Emigration2	94*	99*	104*	26*	29*	33*
A/R “low” Emigration	99*	104*	109*	29*	32*	35*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	105*	110*	116*	34*	38*	41*
VH “high” Emigration	122*	127*	133*	39*	42*	46*
Non-Mexicans
Age 18-29
No Emigration2	2	4	7*	−4*	−1	1
A/R “low” Emigration	8*	10*	13*	1	3	6*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	4	6*	9*	−1	1	4
VH “high” Emigration	8*	11*	14*	3	6*	9*
Age 30-39
No Emigration2	−4*	−2	1	−2	0	3*
A/R “low” Emigration	2	5*	8*	3*	6*	8*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	0	2	5*	3*	5*	8*
VH “high” Emigration	4*	6*	9*	8*	11*	14*
Age 40+
No Emigration2	−4*	−2*	1	−4*	−2*	1
A/R “low” Emigration	0	3*	5*	0	2*	5*
SSA “Moderate” Emigration	5*	8*	10*	8*	10*	13*
VH “high” Emigration	5*	8*	11*	10*	12*	15*

¹(ACS - OIS)/OIS * 100

²A/R = Ahmed & Robinson 1994 (“low”), SSA = Social Security (Schwabish 2009) (“moderate”), VH = Van

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