Table 4.
Basic Characteristics of New Legal Immigrants Aged 18+: NIS-2003 Cohort
| Immigrant Class of Admission | Percent Female | Age | Schooling | % Adjustees | English Fluency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| Spouse of NB U.S. citizen (16.2%) | 59.6 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 84.2 | 81.1 | 60.8 | 60.5 |
| Spouse of FB U.S. citizen (17.9%) | 66.0 | 34.2 | 33.1 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 79.3 | 65.2 | 43.4 | 38.0 |
| Parent of U.S. citizen (11.9%) | 66.2 | 65.5 | 62.7 | 8.75 | 6.93 | 25.3 | 33.6 | 20.8 | 19.7 |
| Minor child of U.S. citizen (3.38%) | 41.9 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 46.1 | 41.4 | 50.5 | 46.9 |
| Adult single child of U.S. citizen (3.28%) | 54.3 | 31.6 | 34.8 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 31.8 | 33.6 | 48.9 | 38.3 |
| Adult married child of U.S. citizen (1.72%) | 57.7 | 40.6 | 39.9 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 48.7 | 45.5 |
| Spouse of adult child of U.S. citizen (1.51%) | 48.1 | 42.4 | 37.4 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 8.92 | 12.9 | 35.7 | 25.5 |
| Sibling of U.S. citizen (3.94%) | 51.4 | 48.5 | 48.2 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 8.97 | 12.9 | 35.1 | 22.7 |
| Spouse of sibling (2.49%) | 52.8 | 50.3 | 46.2 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 3.98 | 3.98 | 37.6 | 19.6 |
| Spouse of LPR (2.44%) | 83.5 | 43.2 | 40.2 | 8.65 | 7.76 | 47.7 | 63.9 | 16.3 | 10.6 |
| Child of LPR (2.81%) | 49.2 | 34.3 | 35.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 23.5 | 19.5 | 27.7 | 17.2 |
| Employment principal (6.02%) | 32.8 | 37.3 | 36.8 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 78.9 | 55.4 | 78.6 | 80.7 |
| Employment spouse (3.63%) | 77.1 | 40.4 | 35.3 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 56.5 | 76.4 | 70.1 | 76.4 |
| Diversity principal (5.53%) | 41.1 | 32.3 | 32.8 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.45 | 11.5 | 52.5 | 45.4 |
| Diversity spouse (2.58%) | 48.7 | 37.7 | 34.5 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 5.17 | 3.55 | 39.1 | 38.8 |
| Refugee/asylee/parolee principal (5.35%) | 42.8 | 40.7 | 38.3 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 100 | 100 | 39.9 | 35.1 |
| Refugee/asylee/parolee spouse (1.22%) | 74.8 | 45.3 | 43.0 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 100 | 100 | 36.5 | 30.1 |
| Legalization (7.98%) | 49.8 | 38.7 | 37.9 | 9.03 | 8.43 | 100 | 100 | 17.0 | 9.06 |
| Other (.05%) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All immigrants | 56.5 | 38.7 | 39.1 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 57.9 | 57.0 | 44.7 | 38.4 |
Notes: Sample size is 8,573. Estimates based on weighted data. The measure of English fluency requires that the interview was conducted entirely in English.