Table 1 Descriptive statistics of immigrant minorities by ethnicity, age 25 to 64
From: Transnational social mobility of minorities: a comparative analysis of 14 immigrant minority groups
Country | Name of group | M. age | M. arrived age | M. years in the USA | M. number of children | % married | % citizens | % in labor force | % speaks English “very well” | % BA+ | % female | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | British | 47.4 | 32.7 | 14.8 | 0.8 | 77.5 | 30.6 | 75.9 | 99.6 | 39.3 | 49.7 | 21,596 |
Indians | 38.8 | 30 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 79.2 | 24.9 | 74.8 | 96.6 | 68.6 | 54.3 | 134 | |
Pakistanis | 34.9 | 29.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 56.1 | 10.2 | 68.2 | 98.6 | 62.2 | 34.2 | 24 | |
France | French | 42.3 | 31.5 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 68.8 | 25.4 | 100 | 75.8 | 70.2 | 41 | 4181 |
Algerians | 42.2 | 32.1 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 72.1 | 47.2 | 100 | 73.7 | 61.8 | 37 | 120 | |
Moroccans | 39.9 | 31.3 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 64.8 | 37.6 | 100 | 68 | 45.8 | 36.5 | 312 | |
Germany | Germans | 46.3 | 31.9 | 14.4 | 0.8 | 75.8 | 33.2 | 69.2 | 81.7 | 39.9 | 63.8 | 21,852 |
Iranians | 41.6 | 34.2 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 73.5 | 26.9 | 86.7 | 57.8 | 62.8 | 33 | 80 | |
Turks | 41.2 | 31.7 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 74.9 | 32 | 84.9 | 84.1 | 50 | 52 | 37 | |
Iraq | Iraqis | 45.6 | 34.2 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 72.8 | 50.8 | 64.3 | 56.9 | 27.7 | 45.8 | 2627 |
Kurds | 42.8 | 31.9 | 11 | 2.5 | 82.9 | 55.5 | 54.4 | 61.7 | 31 | 39.3 | 126 | |
Israel | Israelis | 42.4 | 31.9 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 83.4 | 38.5 | 74.9 | 73.7 | 57.7 | 44.8 | 2340 |
Arabs | 45.1 | 31.8 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 82.1 | 59.8 | 61.8 | 64.5 | 30.1 | 36.8 | 719 |