Table 2:
Foreign-born Mexicans | US-born Mexicans | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional | New | Minor | Traditional | New | Minor | |
n | 46,237 (74%) | 8,641 (14%) | 7,520 (12%) | 32,796 (73%) | 5,917 (13%) | 6,022 (13%) |
Percent Men | 49.8% | 55.5% * | 54.2% * | 46.0% | 46.7% | 46.9% |
Mean Age | 41.6 | 38.0 * | 40.8 * | 43.8 | 42.8 * | 44.0 |
Mean Family Size | 4.5 | 4.2 * | 4.1 * | 3.6 | 3.3 * | 3.4 * |
Marital Status | ||||||
Married | 74.2% | 73.0% * | 76.8% * | 60.9% | 62.2% * | 65.2% * |
Divorced/Separated | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.1 * | 15.8 | 16.5 | 15.6 |
Widowed | 4.0 | 2.0 * | 3.4 * | 5.2 | 3.9 * | 5.3 |
Never Married | 13.0 | 16.3 * | 11.7 * | 18.1 | 17.3 | 13.9 * |
Education | ||||||
Less than High School | 67.4% | 64.9% * | 70.1% * | 28.2% | 23.7% * | 34.0% * |
High School | 19.5 | 23.6 * | 18.5 * | 36.0 | 38.8 * | 36.0 * |
Some College | 9.4 | 7.3 * | 7.4 * | 26.0 | 24.3 * | 22.0 * |
College Degree | 3.7 | 4.2 * | 4.0 | 9.8 | 13.2 * | 8.0 * |
Employment Status | ||||||
Employed | 64.2% | 70.8% * | 65.2% * | 66.4% | 70.6% * | 66.7% |
Unemployed | 3.5 | 4.1 * | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
Not in Labor Force | 32.3 | 25.1 * | 31.2 * | 30.2 | 26.2 * | 29.6 |
Family Income | ||||||
Below Poverty Line | 33.2% | 32.8% | 36.4% * | 17.9% | 14.8% * | 22.0% * |
100%–199% of Poverty Line | 35.1 | 33.1 * | 34.8 | 24.0 | 22.0 * | 27.0 * |
200%–399% of Poverty Line | 24.5 | 27.4 * | 23.3 | 35.5 | 39.6 * | 35.0 * |
400%+ of Poverty Line | 7.1 | 6.7 | 5.5 * | 22.6 | 23.6 * | 16.1 * |
Duration of Residence in US | ||||||
<5 years | 8.9% | 16.8% * | 14.0% * | N/A | N/A | N/A |
5–10 years | 14.7 | 21.7 * | 18.0 * | |||
10–15 years | 16.1 | 19.3 * | 15.9 | |||
15+ years | 54.2 | 38.2 * | 48.5 * | |||
Unknown duration | 6.1 | 4.0 * | 3.6 * |
Notes: Destination type classified according to Hall’s (2013) scheme based on 1970–2000 PUMS
Different from Traditional destinations at p<0.05 level.
Source: 1990–2009 pooled restricted-use NHIS