Table 1.

Percentage Receiving AFDC, Exiting AFDC, and Exiting AFDC with Employment, by Nativity, Generation, and Race/ethnicity

	% Receiving AFDC	% Exit AFDC within 1 year	%Emp. Exit within 1 year
White Natives	5.0^b	37.9	19.4
Black Natives	26.7^a	36.4	24.6
Immigrants	10.9^a ^b	43.9^b	18.8
1.0 Generation	11.3^a ^b	40.9	14.5^b
1.5 Generation	9.5^a ^b ^c	56.2^a ^b	34.7^a ^c
Mexican Immigrants	13.4^a ^b	57.7^a ^b	26.6
1.0 Generation	12.8^a ^b	56.2^a ^b	24.3
1.5 Generation	15.3^a ^b ^c	62.2^a ^b	31.3
Non-Mexican Immigrants	9.9^a ^b	30.8	12.4^a ^b
1.0 Generation	10.7^a ^b	28.3^a	7.1^a ^b
1.5 Generation	7.0^a ^b ^c	45.7	42.2^a ^c
Other Hisp. Immigrants	18.6^a ^b	24.7	---
1.0 Generation	19.5^a ^b	19.1^a ^b	---
1.5 Generation	15.8^a ^b ^c	44.1	---
Non-Hisp. Immigrants	8.0^a ^b	32.2	---
1.0 Generation	8.8^a ^b	30.3	---
1.5 Generation	4.8^b ^c	46.6	---

Source: 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 SIPP panels (longitudinal data). Sample: Women living with minor children (<18). The native sub-sample is restricted to non-Hispanic whites and African Americans, and the immigrant sample excludes those who are categorically ineligible for AFDC (i.e., less than 3 years in U.S.). See text for details.

significantly different from non-Hispanic white natives (p<.05)

significantly different from non-Hispanic black natives (p<.05)

1.5 generation is significantly different from the 1.0 Generation (p<.05)