TABLE 3.

Numerically Exempt Immediate Relatives of Adult U.S. Citizens (₃S, ₃C and ₃P) Admitted between 1990 and 2009 by Aggregated Class of Admission, 5-Year LPR Cohort and Age at Admission (%)

Family Admission Class and Age at Admission
	1990–1994	1995–1999	2000–2004	2005–2009
Spouses (3S)
0–16	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
17–49	95.5	95.5	95.1	93.4
50+	4.4	4.4	4.8	6.5
Subtotal %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subtotal (n)	(416,274)	(434,047)	(624,431)	(665,835)
Children (3C)
0–16	74.3	71.3	65.3	63.9
17–49	25.7	28.7	34.7	36.1
50+	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
Subtotal %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subtotal (n)	(193,265)	(264,124)	(332,987)	(424,686)
Parents (3P)
0–16	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
17–49	6.4	7.3	7.7	8.3
50+	93.6	92.7	92.3	91.7
Subtotal %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Subtotal (n)	(307,558)	(311,728)	(387,667)	(559,924)
All
0–16	15.7	18.7	16.2	16.5
17–49	50.9	50.8	54.9	49.8
50+	33.4	30.5	28.9	33.7
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total (n)	(917,097)	(1,009,899)	(1,345,085)	(1,650,445)

Source: Same as Table 1

Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.