Table 2 Descriptive statistics of immigrant minorities by race, age 25 to 64
From: Transnational social mobility of minorities: a comparative analysis of 14 immigrant minority groups
Country | Race | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | Blacks | 41.1 | 32.7 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 53.2 | 16.6 | 87.9 | 56.5 | 19.2 | 38.4 | 273 |
Whites | 40.6 | 32.7 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 66.4 | 16.3 | 81.6 | 59.2 | 33.1 | 53 | 5173 | |
Canada (English) | Blacks | 41.2 | 30.6 | 10.6 | 0.6 | 52.4 | 29.3 | 100 | 100 | 60.0 | 67.1 | 163 |
Whites | 46.3 | 33.1 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 74.9 | 26.6 | 100 | 100 | 50.1 | 43.4 | 12,358 | |
Canada (French) | Blacks | 36 | 29.3 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 50.6 | 19.3 | 90 | 50 | 55.2 | 66.3 | 42 |
Whites | 47.1 | 33.3 | 13.7 | 0.8 | 73.5 | 28.3 | 71.7 | 81.7 | 39.3 | 57.6 | 5303 | |
UK | Blacks | 41.7 | 31.3 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 45.8 | 31 | 89.8 | 99 | 52.2 | 61.9 | 235 |
Whites | 47.4 | 32.7 | 14.8 | 0.8 | 77.5 | 30.6 | 75.9 | 99.6 | 39.3 | 49.7 | 21,596 | |
France | Blacks | 38.6 | 31.3 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 65.3 | 24 | 100 | 71.3 | 40.3 | 32.3 | 54 |
Whites | 42.3 | 31.5 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 68.8 | 25.4 | 100 | 75.8 | 70.2 | 41 | 4181 | |
Germany | Blacks | 40.3 | 31.4 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 53.6 | 39.5 | 74.4 | 89.9 | 24.4 | 56.2 | 29 |
Whites | 48.6 | 31.3 | 17.2 | 0.8 | 76 | 50 | 67 | 85.8 | 27.4 | 43.8 | 4138 |