Table 1. Socio-demographic Characteristics on Gender among Mexican-Origin Elders Age 65 and Older by Nativity and Age of Migration, 1993-2013a.
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U.S.-Born | Foreign-Born (Age of Migration) |
U.S.-Born | Foreign-Born (Age of Migration) |
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0-19 | 20-49 | 50+ | 0-19 | 20-49 | 50+ | |||
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N (%) | 5,019 | 857 | 1,923 | 844 | 3,137 | 583 | 1,442 | 494 |
(58.1) | (9.9) | (22.3) | (9.8) | (55.5) | (10.3) | (22.5) | (8.7) | |
Age b | 78.5 | 81.7* | 78.4 | 80.2* | 77.7 | 80.8* | 78.2* | 79.8* |
(7.2) | (8.0) | (7.4) | (7.8) | (6.9) | (7.7) | (7.2) | (7.9) | |
Education b | 6.1* | 4.9* | 4.5* | 3.1* | 6.6* | 4.3* | 3.8* | 2.3* |
(4.1) | (3.5) | (3.5) | (3.2) | (4.5) | (3.7) | (3.4) | (2.6) |
Total observations of females and males were 8,643 (60.4%) and 5,656 (39.6%) respectively; U.S.-born and foreign-born were 8,156 (57%) and 6,143 (43%) respectively; corresponding weighted percentages were shown within parentheses. For age and years of education, the weighted means were shown and the standard deviations were presented within parentheses.
For age and education,
represents a significant difference between age of migration group and U.S.-born (p.<.05).