Table 5.
Children of Mexican-born Mothers
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Mexican-Origin Children
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Children of Non-Mexican Mothers
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Age 0–4 | Age 5–9 | Age 0–4 | Age 5–9 | Age 0–4 | Age 5–9 | |
Panel A. Estimated Coverage Error in ACS by Year | ||||||
2001 | 24.6 | 17.6 | 15.0 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
2002 | 25.4 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
2003 | 24.7 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
2004 | 25.8 | 17.9 | 13.6 | 11.2 | −0.7 | 1.2 |
2005 | — | 20.3 | — | 13.8 | — | 2.3 |
2006 | — | 17.9 | — | 12.0 | — | 1.5 |
2007 | — | 17.2 | — | 13.0 | — | 1.4 |
2008 | — | 19.5 | — | 9.0 | — | 2.4 |
2009 | — | 20.4 | — | 8.2 | — | 1.3 |
Panel B. Estimated Coverage Error for ACS Versus CPS | ||||||
ACS | ||||||
2001–2004 | 25.1 | 16.3 | 14.2 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
2005–2009 | — | 19.1 | — | 11.2 | — | 1.8 |
CPS | ||||||
2001–2004 | 18.8 | 15.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
2005–2009 | — | 17.3 | — | 10.9 | — | 1.8 |
Panel C. Estimated Coverage Error for ACS After Adjusting for Discrepancy Between Birth Certificate and ACS Classification of Mother’s Place of Birth | ||||||
If number classified as children of Mexican-born mothers on birth certificates is: | ||||||
3 % more than ACS | ||||||
2001–2004 | 22.6 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
2005–2009 | — | 16.0 | — | 9.1 | — | 1.8 |
6 % more than ACS | ||||||
2001–2004 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
2005–2009 | — | 13.1 | — | 6.1 | — | 2.3 |