Table 3.
Immigration Characteristics of Older Adult Immigrants (65–85 Years Old in 2019), Immigrants Admitted to the United States, Fiscal Years 1972–2000 (ICPSR 37688) (n = 4,702,568).
| Full Sample (n = 4,702,568) | All Other Countries (n = 2,379,486) | Mexico (n = 579,116) | China (n = 28,646) | India (n = 248,764) | Philippines (n = 361,882) | El Salvador (n = 60,462) | Vietnam (n = 235,895) | Cuba (n = 179,302) | Dominican Republic (n = 152,616) | Korea (n = 213,752 | Guatemala (n = 32,647 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Age of migration | ||||||||||||
| 0–17 Years old | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 |
| 18–24 Years old | 7.3 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 6.4 |
| 25–34 Years old | 32.7 | 33.5 | 35.2 | 24.5 | 36.0 | 33.6 | 28.2 | 25.9 | 20.2 | 32.3 | 39.5 | 35.4 |
| 35–44 Years old | 31.8 | 32.8 | 26.7 | 32.3 | 24.9 | 29.4 | 34.1 | 33.4 | 43.8 | 33.6 | 31.4 | 32.8 |
| 45–54 Years old | 20.6 | 19.6 | 17.9 | 27.5 | 22.5 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 28.2 | 24.1 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 18.9 |
| 55–64 Years old | 7.4 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| 65 Years and older | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Year of immigration | ||||||||||||
| 1971–1979 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 40.2 | 26.3 | 37.0 | 25.9 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 38.1 | 31.6 | 47.0 | 32.1 |
| 1980–1989 | 33.5 | 34.1 | 31.8 | 31.6 | 27.8 | 32.6 | 40.7 | 33.4 | 34.6 | 36.9 | 34.8 | 38.3 |
| 1990–2000 | 31.4 | 30.6 | 28.0 | 42.1 | 35.2 | 31.5 | 38.2 | 45.0 | 27.3 | 31.5 | 18.2 | 29.6 |
| Presidential administration during immigration | ||||||||||||
| Nixon (R) | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 7.1 |
| Ford (R) | 11.5 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 18 | 9.4 |
| Carter (D) | 16.6 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 11.9 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 20.3 |
| Reagan (R) | 27.3 | 27.8 | 26.2 | 25.5 | 21.9 | 26.5 | 32.7 | 27.6 | 29.8 | 29.4 | 27.7 | 30.5 |
| Bush (R) | 12.3 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 20.7 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 12.5 |
| Clinton (D) | 22.0 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 31.0 | 26.4 | 21.7 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 11.3 | 20.3 |
| Time in U.S. Before becoming LPR (category) | ||||||||||||
| Arrived in US as LPR | 66.2 | 61.8 | 83.8 | 75.8 | 78.8 | 77.2 | 85.3 | 28.5 | 14.6 | 88.6 | 83.2 | 81.8 |
| 1 Year | 9.6 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 27.5 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 2.6 |
| 2 Years | 7.3 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 20.3 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| 3–5 Years | 9.9 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 98 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 21.6 | 37.0 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| 6–10 Years | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 24.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
| 11 Years or more | 1.9 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Female sex | 52.9 | 51.3 | 53.6 | 51.8 | 47.9 | 62.2 | 62.1 | 52.5 | 49.2 | 52.8 | 58.9 | 58.3 |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Single | 14.3 | 13.7 | 9.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 23 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 16.2 | 25.1 | 11.6 | 14.2 |
| Married | 81.4 | 81.9 | 85.8 | 83.2 | 84.2 | 73.4 | 75.1 | 77.7 | 73.3 | 71.1 | 84.7 | 80.6 |
| Widowed | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Divorced | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Separated | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.3 |
| Visa type | ||||||||||||
| Immediate relative visa | 29.5 | 31.0 | 44.0 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 39.6 | 32.8 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 33.6 | 23.6 | 32.0 |
| Family sponsored visa | 31.6 | 29.0 | 20.6 | 55.5 | 52.6 | 39.8 | 29.7 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 49.8 | 52.5 | 29.4 |
| Employment sponsored visa | 12.6 | 14.7 | 2.2 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 13.3 |
| Refugee visa or Lautenberg visa | 9.5 | 11.0 | <0.1 | 3.5 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 67.0 | 10.3 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| Asylum seeker or NACARA | 0.8 | 1.5 | <0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | <0.1 | 1.7 | <0.1 | 1.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.8 |
| Other Cuban visa | 3.4 | 0.9 | <0.1 | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 72.1 | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0.3 |
| Diversity visa | 1.2 | 2.3 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0 | <0.1 | 0.3 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.2 |
| Born abroad to U.S. Parents or Amerasian visa | 0.3 | <0.1 | 0 | <0.1 | 0 | <0.1 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | <0.1 | 0 |
| Other visa | 11.0 | 9.7 | 33.2 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 23.9 |
| Arrived as a derivative of immigrant visa holder | 14.7 | 15.4 | 5.9 | 23.9 | 22.7 | 14 | 10.4 | 20.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 22.4 | 9.0 |
Note. “0” represents a true zero percentage while “<0.1” represents a small cell, but non-zero percentage. “D” = Democratic Party; “R” = Republican Party.