TABLE B-1A Social and Economic Risk Factors for First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin, for First and Second Generations Combined, and for Third- and Later-Generation Children by Race and Ethnicity: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in official poverty (percent) |
Children in relative poverty (percent) |
Children in middle-class comfort (percent) |
All First and Second Generations |
8,373 |
22 |
33 |
31 |
All Third and Later Generations |
52,685 |
17 |
24 |
39 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
||||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
11 |
17 |
42 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
40 |
51 |
25 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
10 |
14 |
38 |
American Indian |
562 |
38 |
51 |
24 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
31 |
42 |
31 |
First and Second Generations by Country of Origin: |
||||
Laos |
113 |
51 |
65 |
16 |
Cambodia |
64 |
46 |
62 |
19 |
Dominican Republic |
179 |
42 |
55 |
24 |
USSR |
62 |
36 |
42 |
23 |
Mexico |
2,618 |
35 |
52 |
22 |
Thailand |
69 |
33 |
42 |
29 |
Vietnam |
226 |
31 |
42 |
29 |
Guatemala |
101 |
30 |
46 |
24 |
Honduras |
52 |
29 |
46 |
26 |
El Salvador |
203 |
27 |
44 |
26 |
Nicaragua |
74 |
27 |
43 |
28 |
Haiti |
105 |
26 |
39 |
30 |
Jordan |
19 |
25 |
35 |
31 |
Belize |
16 |
23 |
31 |
35 |
Iraq |
20 |
21 |
30 |
39 |
Ecuador |
64 |
20 |
31 |
36 |
Children very well-off financially (percent) |
Children in one-parent families (percent) |
Children whose fathers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children with 5 or more siblings (percent) |
Children who live in linguistically isolated households (percent) |
19 |
17 |
39 |
42 |
8 |
26 |
22 |
26 |
15 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
26 |
18 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
62 |
26 |
29 |
10 |
0 |
37 |
25 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
40 |
28 |
29 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
42 |
30 |
35 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
15 |
54 |
73 |
35 |
60 |
4 |
26 |
57 |
76 |
18 |
60 |
5 |
48 |
49 |
55 |
5 |
41 |
26 |
10 |
20 |
18 |
5 |
46 |
4 |
19 |
74 |
74 |
14 |
38 |
16 |
13 |
34 |
56 |
17 |
42 |
13 |
19 |
39 |
54 |
11 |
45 |
7 |
28 |
56 |
61 |
5 |
43 |
8 |
31 |
42 |
44 |
5 |
34 |
5 |
31 |
61 |
65 |
6 |
46 |
8 |
27 |
34 |
40 |
8 |
43 |
10 |
36 |
38 |
43 |
8 |
34 |
14 |
7 |
25 |
31 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
6 |
4 |
17 |
5 |
32 |
42 |
10 |
16 |
14 |
24 |
34 |
35 |
3 |
29 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in official poverty (percent) |
Children in relative poverty (percent) |
Children in middle-class comfort (percent) |
Venezuela |
22 |
20 |
25 |
37 |
Israel |
60 |
19 |
25 |
31 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
52 |
18 |
28 |
37 |
Colombia |
117 |
17 |
27 |
37 |
Pakistan |
39 |
16 |
23 |
36 |
Costa Rica |
23 |
16 |
26 |
38 |
Panama |
40 |
16 |
25 |
37 |
Brazil |
31 |
16 |
24 |
39 |
Romania |
26 |
15 |
22 |
32 |
Spain |
27 |
15 |
21 |
39 |
Lebanon |
36 |
15 |
23 |
34 |
Jamaica |
132 |
15 |
25 |
37 |
Guyana |
46 |
15 |
22 |
41 |
Nigeria |
34 |
15 |
27 |
35 |
China |
131 |
14 |
24 |
30 |
Indonesia |
17 |
14 |
19 |
37 |
Iran |
76 |
14 |
19 |
32 |
Cuba |
211 |
14 |
22 |
38 |
Peru |
61 |
13 |
25 |
37 |
Korea |
231 |
12 |
19 |
38 |
Syria |
15 |
12 |
21 |
33 |
Taiwan |
97 |
11 |
15 |
33 |
Argentina |
35 |
11 |
19 |
38 |
Yugoslavia |
44 |
10 |
16 |
42 |
Hong Kong |
56 |
10 |
16 |
33 |
Chile |
21 |
10 |
18 |
37 |
Australia |
18 |
10 |
16 |
32 |
Austria |
21 |
9 |
14 |
41 |
France |
41 |
9 |
13 |
34 |
Hungary |
25 |
9 |
14 |
35 |
Egypt |
29 |
9 |
15 |
36 |
Germany |
258 |
8 |
14 |
40 |
Children very well-off financially (percent) |
Children in one-parent families (percent) |
Children whose fathers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children with 5 or more siblings (percent) |
Children who live in linguistically isolated households (percent) |
25 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
2 |
19 |
32 |
5 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
20 |
37 |
23 |
19 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
23 |
29 |
30 |
2 |
31 |
27 |
6 |
8 |
18 |
6 |
13 |
17 |
19 |
28 |
31 |
3 |
17 |
23 |
23 |
12 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
25 |
14 |
20 |
20 |
3 |
22 |
30 |
8 |
25 |
25 |
18 |
21 |
27 |
14 |
23 |
26 |
3 |
12 |
24 |
6 |
28 |
29 |
8 |
11 |
21 |
36 |
27 |
22 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
31 |
25 |
28 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
16 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
30 |
9 |
31 |
35 |
2 |
41 |
31 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
21 |
37 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
1 |
18 |
27 |
21 |
28 |
27 |
2 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
3 |
25 |
26 |
9 |
6 |
18 |
0 |
34 |
29 |
4 |
22 |
25 |
4 |
17 |
42 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
36 |
29 |
11 |
21 |
20 |
2 |
15 |
27 |
10 |
30 |
32 |
3 |
11 |
37 |
8 |
24 |
29 |
1 |
35 |
28 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
3 |
18 |
44 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
38 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
41 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
39 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
39 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
32 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
Children very well-off financially (percent) |
Children in one parent families (percent) |
Children whose fathers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children with 5 or more siblings (percent) |
Children who live in linguistically isolated households (percent) |
25 |
6 |
39 |
32 |
1 |
12 |
41 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
28 |
21 |
39 |
25 |
21 |
8 |
0 |
32 |
10 |
19 |
15 |
1 |
22 |
38 |
8 |
18 |
18 |
2 |
11 |
30 |
6 |
34 |
29 |
2 |
7 |
22 |
8 |
61 |
58 |
1 |
23 |
41 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
39 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
57 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
38 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
47 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
32 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
9 |
39 |
8 |
15 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
TABLE B-1B Household and Housing Risk Factors for First- and Second Generation Children by Country of Origin, for First and Second Generations Combined, and for Third- and Later-Generation Children by Race and Ethnicity: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in households with no car or truck (percent) |
All First and Second Generations |
8,373 |
11 |
All Third and Later Generations |
52,685 |
8 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
3 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
30 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
4 |
American Indian |
562 |
14 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
17 |
First and Second Generations by Country of Origin: |
||
Laos |
113 |
17 |
Cambodia |
64 |
29 |
Dominican Republic |
179 |
54 |
USSR |
62 |
23 |
Mexico |
2,618 |
10 |
Thailand |
69 |
15 |
Vietnam |
226 |
13 |
Guatemala |
101 |
18 |
Honduras |
52 |
22 |
El Salvador |
203 |
15 |
Nicaragua |
74 |
13 |
Haiti |
105 |
24 |
Jordan |
19 |
8 |
Belize |
16 |
19 |
Iraq |
20 |
4 |
Ecuador |
64 |
24 |
Venezuela |
22 |
6 |
Israel |
60 |
13 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
52 |
29 |
Colombia |
117 |
13 |
Pakistan |
39 |
7 |
Costa Rica |
23 |
14 |
Children with no telephone in their homes (percent) |
Children living in houses built before 1950 (percent) |
Children in crowded homes (percent) |
7 |
24 |
44 |
8 |
24 |
12 |
5 |
23 |
7 |
18 |
27 |
26 |
3 |
18 |
21 |
32 |
17 |
34 |
15 |
25 |
30 |
4 |
28 |
78 |
4 |
31 |
74 |
19 |
50 |
52 |
2 |
32 |
40 |
15 |
23 |
69 |
3 |
24 |
49 |
1 |
19 |
58 |
9 |
33 |
67 |
9 |
26 |
56 |
8 |
29 |
75 |
10 |
24 |
71 |
10 |
33 |
53 |
2 |
23 |
31 |
7 |
35 |
44 |
1 |
17 |
34 |
8 |
41 |
43 |
4 |
18 |
30 |
1 |
28 |
27 |
7 |
39 |
30 |
6 |
27 |
42 |
2 |
17 |
35 |
4 |
28 |
33 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in households with no car or truck (percent) |
Panama |
40 |
16 |
Brazil |
31 |
7 |
Romania |
26 |
8 |
Spain |
27 |
8 |
Lebanon |
36 |
4 |
Jamaica |
132 |
22 |
Guyana |
46 |
30 |
Nigeria |
34 |
10 |
China |
131 |
18 |
Indonesia |
17 |
4 |
Iran |
76 |
4 |
Cuba |
211 |
6 |
Peru |
61 |
11 |
Korea |
231 |
3 |
Syria |
15 |
2 |
Taiwan |
97 |
3 |
Argentina |
35 |
6 |
Yugoslavia |
44 |
6 |
Hong Kong |
56 |
9 |
Chile |
21 |
6 |
Australia |
18 |
5 |
Austria |
21 |
5 |
France |
41 |
5 |
Hungary |
25 |
8 |
Egypt |
29 |
4 |
Germany |
258 |
3 |
Greece |
68 |
4 |
Japan |
100 |
3 |
Barbados |
15 |
29 |
Poland |
80 |
5 |
Turkey |
15 |
4 |
Italy |
179 |
4 |
Portugal |
77 |
4 |
United Kingdom |
209 |
3 |
Canada |
263 |
2 |
Children with no telephone in their homes (percent) |
Children living in houses built before 1950 (percent) |
Children in crowded homes (percent) |
6 |
25 |
25 |
2 |
24 |
24 |
2 |
32 |
31 |
3 |
28 |
20 |
2 |
26 |
20 |
5 |
30 |
29 |
4 |
40 |
36 |
3 |
18 |
50 |
1 |
33 |
39 |
1 |
16 |
29 |
1 |
12 |
21 |
3 |
17 |
28 |
4 |
26 |
36 |
1 |
13 |
33 |
0 |
20 |
23 |
0 |
11 |
24 |
2 |
20 |
24 |
1 |
31 |
16 |
1 |
26 |
34 |
2 |
21 |
28 |
0 |
23 |
9 |
0 |
27 |
11 |
1 |
29 |
11 |
2 |
26 |
14 |
1 |
24 |
20 |
3 |
22 |
8 |
1 |
26 |
9 |
1 |
15 |
12 |
4 |
41 |
22 |
1 |
32 |
10 |
1 |
22 |
16 |
1 |
31 |
7 |
2 |
43 |
14 |
2 |
22 |
7 |
2 |
20 |
8 |
TABLE B-1C Parents' Labor Force Participation for First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin, for First and Second Generations Combined, and for Third- and Later-Generation Children by Race and Ethnicity: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers not in the labor force (percent) |
Children with fathers not working full-time, year-round (percent) |
Children with mothers not in the labor force (percent) |
All First and Second Generations |
8,373 |
7 |
31 |
42 |
All Third and Later Generations |
52,685 |
5 |
21 |
34 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
||||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
4 |
19 |
34 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
11 |
34 |
33 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
4 |
18 |
29 |
American Indian |
562 |
14 |
46 |
40 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
8 |
30 |
43 |
First and Second Generations by Country of Origin: |
||||
Laos |
113 |
48 |
68 |
66 |
Cambodia |
64 |
41 |
60 |
65 |
Dominican Republic |
179 |
11 |
38 |
52 |
USSR |
62 |
21 |
54 |
46 |
Mexico |
2,618 |
7 |
38 |
50 |
Thailand |
69 |
30 |
46 |
53 |
Vietnam |
226 |
19 |
42 |
46 |
Guatemala |
101 |
5 |
31 |
41 |
Honduras |
52 |
8 |
37 |
41 |
El Salvador |
203 |
5 |
32 |
34 |
Nicaragua |
74 |
5 |
32 |
31 |
Haiti |
105 |
8 |
36 |
22 |
Jordan |
19 |
11 |
30 |
68 |
Belize |
16 |
9 |
33 |
31 |
Iraq |
20 |
10 |
30 |
61 |
Ecuador |
64 |
4 |
30 |
39 |
Venezuela |
22 |
8 |
28 |
47 |
Israel |
60 |
7 |
26 |
54 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
52 |
8 |
34 |
25 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children not working not in the labor force (percent) |
Children with fathers with mothers full-time, year-round (percent) |
Children not in the labor force (percent) |
Colombia |
117 |
4 |
28 |
38 |
Pakistan |
39 |
4 |
26 |
60 |
Costa Rica |
23 |
8 |
31 |
38 |
Panama |
40 |
6 |
27 |
29 |
Brazil |
31 |
6 |
28 |
47 |
Romania |
26 |
9 |
26 |
46 |
Spain |
27 |
5 |
26 |
40 |
Lebanon |
36 |
9 |
27 |
61 |
Jamaica |
132 |
6 |
29 |
17 |
Guyana |
46 |
6 |
28 |
26 |
Nigeria |
34 |
6 |
38 |
26 |
China |
131 |
5 |
27 |
31 |
Indonesia |
17 |
10 |
29 |
41 |
Iran |
76 |
8 |
28 |
46 |
Cuba |
211 |
4 |
22 |
34 |
Peru |
61 |
4 |
27 |
35 |
Korea |
231 |
6 |
26 |
39 |
Syria |
15 |
8 |
32 |
58 |
Taiwan |
97 |
6 |
23 |
40 |
Argentina |
35 |
3 |
21 |
44 |
Yugoslavia |
44 |
6 |
26 |
42 |
Hong Kong |
56 |
6 |
21 |
31 |
Chile |
21 |
3 |
19 |
38 |
Australia |
18 |
4 |
16 |
49 |
Austria |
21 |
4 |
19 |
35 |
France |
41 |
3 |
20 |
43 |
Hungary |
25 |
5 |
20 |
41 |
Egypt |
29 |
4 |
23 |
42 |
Germany |
258 |
3 |
18 |
37 |
Greece |
68 |
6 |
26 |
46 |
Japan |
100 |
4 |
20 |
58 |
Barbados |
15 |
5 |
23 |
20 |
Poland |
80 |
4 |
21 |
34 |
Turkey |
15 |
4 |
20 |
48 |
TABLE B-1D Parents' Education for First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin, for First and Second Generations Combined, and for Third- and Later-Generation Children by Race and Ethnicity: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children with mothers who have 8 or fewer years of education percent) |
Children whose fathers have four or more years of college education percent) |
Children whose mothers have four or more years of college education percent) |
All First and Second Generations |
8,373 |
25 |
26 |
24 |
16 |
All Third and Later Generations |
52,685 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
18 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
|||||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
20 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
1 |
1 |
40 |
31 |
American Indian |
562 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
First and Second Generations by Country of Origin: |
|||||
Laos |
113 |
41 |
60 |
7 |
3 |
Cambodia |
64 |
42 |
60 |
6 |
2 |
Dominican Republic |
179 |
27 |
30 |
9 |
5 |
USSR |
62 |
8 |
6 |
41 |
36 |
Mexico |
2,618 |
55 |
52 |
4 |
2 |
Thailand |
69 |
25 |
45 |
24 |
13 |
Vietnam |
226 |
21 |
32 |
18 |
8 |
Guatemala |
101 |
35 |
38 |
9 |
5 |
Honduras |
52 |
23 |
24 |
13 |
7 |
El Salvador |
203 |
37 |
40 |
6 |
4 |
Nicaragua |
74 |
17 |
17 |
21 |
11 |
Haiti |
105 |
14 |
17 |
14 |
10 |
Jordan |
19 |
11 |
12 |
29 |
11 |
Belize |
16 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
Iraq |
20 |
13 |
21 |
25 |
16 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children with mothers who have 8 or fewer years of education percent) |
Children whose fathers have four or more years of college education percent) |
Children whose mothers have four or more years of college education percent) |
Ecuador |
64 |
14 |
13 |
18 |
9 |
Venezuela |
22 |
6 |
5 |
45 |
28 |
Israel |
60 |
5 |
6 |
41 |
32 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
52 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
12 |
Colombia |
117 |
11 |
12 |
22 |
13 |
Pakistan |
39 |
3 |
8 |
65 |
41 |
Costa Rica |
23 |
11 |
12 |
20 |
13 |
Panama |
40 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
17 |
Brazil |
31 |
9 |
10 |
40 |
29 |
Romania |
26 |
9 |
10 |
38 |
31 |
Spain |
27 |
12 |
12 |
29 |
19 |
Lebanon |
36 |
14 |
12 |
35 |
21 |
Jamaica |
132 |
8 |
5 |
19 |
15 |
Guyana |
46 |
6 |
8 |
23 |
12 |
Nigeria |
34 |
0 |
2 |
80 |
45 |
China |
131 |
18 |
20 |
39 |
28 |
Indonesia |
17 |
2 |
4 |
54 |
34 |
Iran |
76 |
2 |
3 |
68 |
39 |
Cuba |
211 |
12 |
9 |
25 |
16 |
Peru |
61 |
5 |
6 |
29 |
17 |
Korea |
231 |
2 |
7 |
43 |
28 |
Syria |
15 |
10 |
11 |
41 |
19 |
Taiwan |
97 |
3 |
4 |
73 |
52 |
Argentina |
35 |
9 |
7 |
34 |
25 |
Yugoslavia |
44 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
14 |
Hong Kong |
56 |
13 |
14 |
43 |
30 |
Chile |
21 |
5 |
5 |
33 |
22 |
Australia |
18 |
3 |
1 |
50 |
33 |
Austria |
21 |
2 |
1 |
45 |
37 |
France |
41 |
4 |
2 |
49 |
36 |
Hungary |
25 |
6 |
3 |
39 |
29 |
Egypt |
29 |
1 |
2 |
67 |
44 |
Germany |
258 |
2 |
2 |
35 |
22 |
TABLE B-1E Children's Language Use and Citizenship for First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin, for First and Second Generations Combined, and for Third- and Later-Generation Children by Race and Ethnicity: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children who do not speak English at home (percent) |
All First and Second Generations |
8,373 |
67 |
All Third and Later Generations |
52,685 |
6 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
3 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
3 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
8 |
American Indian |
562 |
18 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
43 |
First and Second Generations by Country of Origin: |
||
Laos |
113 |
96 |
Cambodia |
64 |
93 |
Dominican Republic |
179 |
93 |
USSR |
62 |
84 |
Mexico |
2,618 |
91 |
Thailand |
69 |
66 |
Vietnam |
226 |
87 |
Guatemala |
101 |
90 |
Honduras |
52 |
79 |
El Salvador |
203 |
94 |
Nicaragua |
74 |
89 |
Haiti |
105 |
75 |
Jordan |
19 |
62 |
Belize |
16 |
18 |
Iraq |
20 |
69 |
Ecuador |
64 |
85 |
Venezuela |
22 |
70 |
Israel |
60 |
65 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
52 |
6 |
Colombia |
117 |
84 |
Pakistan |
39 |
72 |
Children who do not speak English exclusively or very well (percent) |
Children not U.S. citizens (percent) |
Children who are not U.S. citizens, or who have at least 1 parent in the home who is not a citizen (percent) |
27 |
21 |
65 |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
7 |
N/A |
N/A |
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
61 |
39 |
89 |
59 |
42 |
85 |
39 |
23 |
73 |
45 |
51 |
62 |
40 |
21 |
78 |
39 |
48 |
75 |
44 |
34 |
63 |
40 |
31 |
81 |
31 |
29 |
73 |
44 |
34 |
83 |
46 |
51 |
83 |
29 |
22 |
75 |
11 |
9 |
38 |
5 |
16 |
72 |
11 |
12 |
44 |
24 |
17 |
76 |
23 |
31 |
76 |
19 |
18 |
42 |
1 |
18 |
71 |
23 |
21 |
70 |
19 |
20 |
55 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children who do not speak English at home (percent) |
Costa Rica |
23 |
68 |
Panama |
40 |
42 |
Brazil |
31 |
67 |
Romania |
26 |
73 |
Spain |
27 |
64 |
Lebanon |
36 |
71 |
Jamaica |
132 |
6 |
Guyana |
46 |
7 |
Nigeria |
34 |
23 |
China |
131 |
81 |
Indonesia |
17 |
41 |
Iran |
76 |
68 |
Cuba |
211 |
81 |
Peru |
61 |
81 |
Korea |
231 |
65 |
Syria |
15 |
61 |
Taiwan |
97 |
80 |
Argentina |
35 |
69 |
Yugoslavia |
44 |
61 |
Hong Kong |
56 |
79 |
Chile |
21 |
74 |
Australia |
18 |
13 |
Austria |
21 |
26 |
France |
41 |
46 |
Hungary |
25 |
43 |
Egypt |
29 |
56 |
Germany |
258 |
18 |
Greece |
68 |
70 |
Japan |
100 |
54 |
Barbados |
15 |
3 |
Poland |
80 |
66 |
Turkey |
15 |
55 |
Italy |
179 |
37 |
Portugal |
77 |
75 |
United Kingdom |
209 |
7 |
Children who do not speak English exclusively or very well (percent) |
Children not U.S. citizens (percent) |
Children who are not U.S. citizens, or who have at least 1 parent in the home who is not a citizen (percent) |
18 |
16 |
68 |
13 |
12 |
48 |
25 |
28 |
76 |
23 |
33 |
47 |
15 |
17 |
65 |
16 |
15 |
40 |
2 |
24 |
66 |
2 |
31 |
62 |
7 |
12 |
82 |
36 |
22 |
46 |
18 |
23 |
50 |
20 |
28 |
67 |
18 |
11 |
47 |
26 |
26 |
67 |
23 |
23 |
55 |
15 |
12 |
43 |
28 |
27 |
52 |
7 |
24 |
60 |
10 |
9 |
44 |
35 |
24 |
39 |
17 |
19 |
64 |
3 |
18 |
76 |
9 |
4 |
29 |
10 |
15 |
56 |
13 |
9 |
27 |
13 |
10 |
34 |
4 |
5 |
36 |
11 |
3 |
36 |
29 |
31 |
73 |
1 |
17 |
58 |
15 |
18 |
54 |
8 |
15 |
51 |
8 |
3 |
39 |
16 |
14 |
63 |
2 |
13 |
64 |
TABLE B-2A Social and Economic Risk Factors for First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin for First and Second Generations Separately: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in official poverty (percent) |
Children in relative poverty (percent) |
Children in middle-class comfort (percent) |
All First-Generation Children |
2,084 |
33 |
47 |
24 |
All Second-Generation Children |
6,288 |
19 |
29 |
33 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
||||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
11 |
17 |
42 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
40 |
51 |
25 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
10 |
14 |
38 |
American Indian |
562 |
38 |
51 |
24 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
31 |
42 |
31 |
First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin: |
||||
Laos - 1st Generation |
49 |
51 |
64 |
16 |
Laos - 2nd Generation |
64 |
50 |
65 |
15 |
Cambodia - 1st Generation |
30 |
52 |
68 |
14 |
Cambodia - 2nd Generation |
34 |
41 |
57 |
23 |
Dominican Republic - 1st Generation |
48 |
41 |
57 |
21 |
Dominican Republic - 2nd Generation |
131 |
42 |
54 |
25 |
USSR - 1st Generation |
38 |
51 |
60 |
17 |
USSR - 2nd Generation |
24 |
11 |
14 |
32 |
Mexico - 1st Generation |
643 |
44 |
63 |
14 |
Mexico - 2nd Generation |
1,975 |
32 |
49 |
24 |
Thailand - 1st Generation |
36 |
59 |
73 |
12 |
Thailand - 2nd Generation |
33 |
5 |
10 |
46 |
Vietnam - 1st Generation |
99 |
42 |
54 |
23 |
Vietnam - 2nd Generation |
33 |
23 |
32 |
35 |
Guatemala - 1st Generation |
35 |
36 |
54 |
19 |
Guatemala - 2nd Generation |
66 |
27 |
42 |
27 |
Children very well-off financially (percent) |
Children in one-parent families (percent) |
Children whose fathers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children with 5 or more siblings (percent) |
Children who live in linguistically isolated households (percent) |
11 |
23 |
49 |
54 |
17 |
41 |
21 |
15 |
36 |
38 |
9 |
21 |
26 |
18 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
62 |
26 |
29 |
10 |
0 |
37 |
25 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
40 |
28 |
29 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
42 |
30 |
35 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
17 |
60 |
75 |
29 |
55 |
2 |
13 |
50 |
72 |
39 |
63 |
3 |
27 |
65 |
80 |
19 |
58 |
6 |
25 |
50 |
73 |
17 |
63 |
2 |
51 |
63 |
65 |
6 |
49 |
7 |
47 |
44 |
52 |
4 |
38 |
14 |
11 |
26 |
23 |
7 |
64 |
45 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
2 |
19 |
2 |
23 |
83 |
85 |
19 |
52 |
5 |
18 |
71 |
71 |
12 |
33 |
3 |
16 |
63 |
76 |
33 |
67 |
29 |
9 |
6 |
36 |
1 |
15 |
7 |
23 |
51 |
64 |
15 |
46 |
19 |
15 |
30 |
47 |
9 |
44 |
3 |
32 |
66 |
73 |
6 |
53 |
9 |
26 |
52 |
55 |
5 |
38 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in official poverty (percent) |
Children in relative poverty (percent) |
Children in middle-class comfort (percent) |
Honduras - 1st Generation |
17 |
37 |
59 |
19 |
Honduras - 2nd Generation |
35 |
25 |
40 |
29 |
El Salvador - 1st Generation |
77 |
32 |
50 |
21 |
El Salvador - 2nd Generation |
126 |
25 |
41 |
29 |
Nicaragua - 1st Generation |
39 |
36 |
55 |
20 |
Nicaragua - 2nd Generation |
35 |
18 |
29 |
37 |
Haiti - 1st Generation |
28 |
30 |
49 |
25 |
Haiti - 2nd Generation |
77 |
24 |
36 |
32 |
Jordan - 1st Generation |
2 |
47 |
54 |
26 |
Jordan - 2nd Generation |
17 |
22 |
33 |
31 |
Belize - 1st Gen. |
3 |
23 |
39 |
30 |
Belize - 2nd Gen. |
12 |
23 |
28 |
36 |
Iraq - 1st Generation |
4 |
34 |
46 |
34 |
Iraq - 2nd Generation |
17 |
19 |
27 |
40 |
Ecuador - 1st Generation |
12 |
26 |
40 |
30 |
Ecuador - 2nd Generation |
52 |
19 |
28 |
38 |
Venezuela - 1st Generation |
8 |
33 |
39 |
27 |
Venezuela - 2nd Generation |
15 |
13 |
18 |
41 |
Israel - 1st Generation |
13 |
23 |
30 |
35 |
Israel - 2nd Generation |
46 |
18 |
24 |
30 |
Trinidad and Tobago - 1st Generation |
12 |
30 |
43 |
27 |
Trinidad and Tobago - 2nd Generation |
41 |
14 |
23 |
39 |
Colombia - 1st Generation |
29 |
19 |
34 |
33 |
Colombia - 2nd Generation |
88 |
16 |
24 |
39 |
Pakistan - 1st Generation |
11 |
24 |
34 |
32 |
Pakistan - 2nd Generation |
28 |
13 |
18 |
38 |
Costa Rica - 1st Generation |
4 |
29 |
40 |
36 |
Costa Rica - 2nd Generation |
19 |
14 |
23 |
38 |
Panama - 1st Generation |
6 |
27 |
39 |
39 |
Panama - 2nd Generation |
33 |
15 |
23 |
36 |
Brazil - 1st Generation |
9 |
21 |
35 |
33 |
Brazil - 2nd Generation |
21 |
13 |
20 |
42 |
Children very well-off financially (percent) |
Children in one-parent families (percent) |
Children whose fathers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children with 5 or more siblings (percent) |
Children who live in linguistically isolated households (percent) |
2 |
41 |
49 |
56 |
8 |
49 |
10 |
27 |
39 |
39 |
3 |
26 |
3 |
36 |
69 |
75 |
8 |
48 |
7 |
29 |
57 |
60 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
30 |
40 |
46 |
11 |
54 |
14 |
24 |
28 |
34 |
5 |
30 |
5 |
39 |
49 |
57 |
10 |
39 |
12 |
35 |
35 |
38 |
8 |
32 |
8 |
16 |
36 |
40 |
11 |
23 |
15 |
6 |
24 |
30 |
13 |
8 |
11 |
34 |
40 |
42 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
6 |
46 |
59 |
14 |
14 |
18 |
5 |
29 |
38 |
9 |
16 |
7 |
32 |
43 |
49 |
4 |
42 |
16 |
22 |
32 |
32 |
3 |
26 |
15 |
19 |
21 |
23 |
2 |
36 |
30 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
10 |
23 |
7 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
22 |
35 |
5 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
9 |
10 |
46 |
37 |
33 |
4 |
2 |
-23 |
35 |
20 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
32 |
34 |
42 |
3 |
44 |
18 |
21 |
27 |
27 |
1 |
27 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
6 |
21 |
32 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
26 |
41 |
36 |
5 |
34 |
20 |
17 |
26 |
30 |
2 |
14 |
9 |
34 |
15 |
22 |
3 |
19 |
26 |
21 |
11 |
14 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
19 |
24 |
23 |
2 |
45 |
29 |
12 |
18 |
19 |
4 |
11 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in official poverty (percent) |
Children in relative poverty (percent) |
Children in middle-class comfort (percent) |
Romania - 1st Generation |
11 |
18 |
27 |
33 |
Romania - 2nd Generation |
15 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
Spain - 1st Generation |
6 |
37 |
47 |
28 |
Spain - 2nd Generation |
22 |
9 |
15 |
42 |
Lebanon - 1st Generation |
8 |
25 |
39 |
22 |
Lebanon - 2nd Generation |
28 |
12 |
18 |
37 |
Jamaica - 1st Generation |
40 |
18 |
30 |
36 |
Jamaica - 2nd Generation |
92 |
14 |
23 |
37 |
Guyana - 1st Generation |
18 |
18 |
28 |
38 |
Guyana - 2nd Generation |
28 |
13 |
19 |
43 |
Nigeria - 1st Generation |
5 |
28 |
37 |
29 |
Nigeria - 2nd Generation |
29 |
13 |
25 |
36 |
China - 1st Generation |
34 |
25 |
42 |
28 |
China - 2nd Generation |
97 |
10 |
18 |
30 |
Indonesia - 1st Generation |
4 |
45 |
50 |
22 |
Indonesia - 2nd Generation |
13 |
4 |
9 |
43 |
Iran - 1st Generation |
24 |
27 |
34 |
29 |
Iran - 2nd Generation |
52 |
8 |
12 |
33 |
Cuba - 1st Generation |
27 |
27 |
40 |
30 |
Cuba - 2nd Generation |
184 |
13 |
19 |
39 |
Peru - 1st Generation |
18 |
22 |
39 |
27 |
Peru - 2nd Generation |
43 |
10 |
19 |
41 |
Korea - 1st Generation |
67 |
20 |
29 |
33 |
Korea - 2nd Generation |
163 |
9 |
15 |
40 |
Syria - 1st Generation |
2 |
28 |
41 |
41 |
Syria - 2nd Generation |
13 |
9 |
18 |
31 |
Taiwan - 1st Generation |
32 |
19 |
26 |
35 |
Taiwan - 2nd Generation |
65 |
7 |
10 |
31 |
Argentina - 1st Generation |
10 |
18 |
32 |
30 |
Argentina - 2nd Generation |
26 |
9 |
14 |
41 |
Yugoslavia - 1st Generation |
5 |
12 |
19 |
44 |
Yugoslavia - 2nd Generation |
39 |
10 |
15 |
42 |
Children very well-off financially (percent) |
fathers Children in one-parent families (percent) |
Children whose mothers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children whose have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children Children with 5 or more siblings (percent) |
who live in linguistically isolated households (percent) |
21 |
9 |
32 |
32 |
19 |
34 |
36 |
7 |
21 |
21 |
17 |
13 |
12 |
19 |
43 |
43 |
3 |
29 |
31 |
12 |
20 |
23 |
3 |
8 |
18 |
11 |
47 |
47 |
8 |
21 |
26 |
5 |
23 |
24 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
44 |
37 |
31 |
5 |
0 |
25 |
33 |
24 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
5 |
2 |
23 |
28 |
17 |
21 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
22 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
7 |
16 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
45 |
53 |
3 |
59 |
37 |
9 |
26 |
28 |
1 |
35 |
12 |
15 |
20 |
29 |
3 |
48 |
38 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
24 |
14 |
13 |
19 |
1 |
34 |
43 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
25 |
60 |
60 |
2 |
39 |
29 |
21 |
24 |
22 |
2 |
13 |
12 |
21 |
19 |
23 |
3 |
42 |
22 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
2 |
19 |
19 |
11 |
12 |
18 |
0 |
48 |
29 |
9 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
28 |
4 |
5 |
32 |
39 |
4 |
40 |
34 |
4 |
20 |
22 |
4 |
12 |
24 |
17 |
9 |
13 |
1 |
47 |
51 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
31 |
18 |
13 |
32 |
32 |
1 |
32 |
33 |
10 |
17 |
15 |
3 |
9 |
19 |
11 |
31 |
35 |
3 |
27 |
28 |
10 |
30 |
31 |
3 |
9 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in official poverty (percent) |
Children in relative poverty (percent) |
Children in middle-class comfort (percent) |
Hong Kong - 1st Generation |
17 |
26 |
35 |
31 |
Hong Kong - 2nd Generation |
39 |
3 |
8 |
35 |
Chile - 1st Generation |
5 |
19 |
28 |
33 |
Chile - 2nd Generation |
17 |
8 |
15 |
38 |
Australia - 1st Generation |
3 |
13 |
17 |
27 |
Australia - 2nd Generation |
14 |
10 |
16 |
33 |
Austria - 1st Generation |
1 |
33 |
42 |
30 |
Austria - 2nd Generation |
20 |
7 |
12 |
42 |
France - 1st Generation |
7 |
11 |
14 |
30 |
France - 2nd Generation |
34 |
8 |
13 |
35 |
Hungary - 1st Generation |
3 |
17 |
20 |
33 |
Hungary - 2nd Generation |
22 |
8 |
13 |
35 |
Egypt - 1st Generation |
5 |
20 |
29 |
42 |
Egypt - 2nd Generation |
25 |
7 |
12 |
35 |
Germany - 1st Generation |
16 |
25 |
32 |
31 |
Germany - 2nd Generation |
243 |
7 |
12 |
41 |
Greece - 1st Generation |
3 |
16 |
24 |
44 |
Greece - 2nd Generation |
65 |
8 |
15 |
42 |
Japan - 1st Generation |
32 |
11 |
13 |
26 |
Japan - 2nd Generation |
68 |
6 |
11 |
41 |
Barbados - 1st Generation |
3 |
6 |
25 |
36 |
Barbados - 2nd Generation |
11 |
8 |
14 |
51 |
Poland - 1st Generation |
18 |
14 |
22 |
42 |
Poland - 2nd Generation |
62 |
5 |
9 |
45 |
Turkey - 1st Generation |
3 |
11 |
23 |
20 |
Turkey - 2nd Generation |
12 |
6 |
11 |
35 |
Italy - 1st Generation |
8 |
14 |
20 |
36 |
Italy - 2nd Generation |
171 |
6 |
11 |
45 |
Portugal - 1st Generation |
14 |
11 |
17 |
50 |
Portugal - 2nd Generation |
64 |
5 |
10 |
51 |
United Kingdom - 1st Generation |
31 |
10 |
13 |
31 |
United Kingdom - 2nd Generation |
178 |
5 |
9 |
39 |
Children very well-off financially (percent) |
Children in one-parent families (percent) |
Children whose fathers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children with 5 or more siblings (percent) |
Children who live in linguistically isolated households (percent) |
14 |
15 |
49 |
57 |
3 |
54 |
47 |
5 |
14 |
17 |
1 |
26 |
17 |
18 |
21 |
28 |
0 |
37 |
31 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
45 |
11 |
9 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
43 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
13 |
18 |
23 |
26 |
16 |
24 |
40 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
48 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
1 |
24 |
39 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
26 |
8 |
18 |
21 |
13 |
37 |
41 |
9 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
19 |
12 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
27 |
43 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
25 |
22 |
10 |
18 |
4 |
11 |
33 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
10 |
45 |
51 |
0 |
33 |
26 |
6 |
39 |
31 |
1 |
11 |
52 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
63 |
36 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
54 |
33 |
35 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
35 |
24 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
23 |
15 |
18 |
15 |
1 |
44 |
35 |
8 |
19 |
15 |
1 |
16 |
36 |
4 |
18 |
23 |
0 |
16 |
38 |
9 |
18 |
17 |
2 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
45 |
48 |
4 |
23 |
30 |
6 |
34 |
28 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
12 |
82 |
83 |
2 |
37 |
24 |
7 |
56 |
53 |
1 |
20 |
45 |
16 |
8 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
41 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
Children very well-off financially (percent) |
Children in one-parent families (percent) |
Children whose fathers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have less than a high school education (percent) |
Children with 5 or more siblings (percent) |
Children who live in linguistically isolated households (percent) |
47 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
38 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
58 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
56 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
42 |
18 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
38 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
27 |
13 |
5 |
23 |
1 |
18 |
53 |
5 |
95 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
20 |
12 |
88 |
15 |
6 |
16 |
35 |
7 |
93 |
13 |
2 |
7 |
26 |
24 |
76 |
23 |
7 |
3 |
41 |
14 |
86 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
TABLE B-2B Household and Housing Risk Factors for First- and Second Generation Children by Country of Origin for First and Second Generations Separately: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in households with no car or truck (percent) |
All First-Generation Children |
2,084 |
17 |
All Second-Generation Children |
6,288 |
9 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
3 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
30 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
4 |
American Indian |
562 |
14 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
17 |
First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin: |
||
Laos - 1st Generation |
49 |
18 |
Laos - 2nd Generation |
64 |
17 |
Cambodia - 1st Generation |
30 |
32 |
Cambodia - 2nd Generation |
34 |
27 |
Dominican Republic - 1st Generation |
48 |
60 |
Dominican Republic - 2nd Generation |
131 |
51 |
USSR - 1st Generation |
38 |
32 |
USSR - 2nd Generation |
24 |
8 |
Mexico - 1st Generation |
643 |
15 |
Mexico - 2nd Generation |
1,975 |
8 |
Thailand - 1st Generation |
36 |
27 |
Thailand - 2nd Generation |
33 |
2 |
Vietnam - 1st Generation |
99 |
18 |
Vietnam - 2nd Generation |
33 |
10 |
Guatemala - 1st Generation |
35 |
20 |
Guatemala - 2nd Generation |
66 |
17 |
Honduras - 1st Generation |
17 |
26 |
Honduras - 2nd Generation |
35 |
21 |
El Salvador - 1st Generation |
77 |
16 |
El Salvador - 2nd Generation |
126 |
15 |
Nicaragua - 1st Generation |
39 |
17 |
Nicaragua - 2nd Generation |
35 |
8 |
Children with no telephone in their homes (percent) |
Children living in houses built before 1950 (percent) |
Children in crowded homes (percent) |
10 |
26 |
62 |
6 |
24 |
38 |
5 |
23 |
7 |
18 |
27 |
26 |
3 |
18 |
21 |
32 |
17 |
34 |
15 |
25 |
30 |
4 |
29 |
78 |
4 |
27 |
79 |
5 |
31 |
76 |
4 |
30 |
73 |
22 |
49 |
63 |
18 |
51 |
48 |
3 |
35 |
54 |
0 |
28 |
17 |
21 |
24 |
83 |
13 |
23 |
64 |
4 |
34 |
79 |
1 |
14 |
16 |
2 |
21 |
67 |
1 |
17 |
50 |
10 |
32 |
79 |
8 |
34 |
61 |
12 |
27 |
71 |
8 |
25 |
49 |
8 |
28 |
82 |
7 |
30 |
71 |
13 |
25 |
84 |
6 |
22 |
57 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in households with no car or truck (percent) |
Haiti - 1st Generation |
28 |
30 |
Haiti - 2nd Generation |
77 |
21 |
Jordan - 1st Generation |
2 |
15 |
Jordan - 2nd Generation |
17 |
7 |
Belize - 1st Gen. |
3 |
33 |
Belize - 2nd Gen. |
12 |
16 |
Iraq - 1st Generation |
4 |
10 |
Iraq - 2nd Generation |
17 |
3 |
Ecuador - 1st Generation |
12 |
34 |
Ecuador - 2nd Generation |
52 |
22 |
Venezuela - 1st Generation |
8 |
11 |
Venezuela - 2nd Generation |
15 |
4 |
Israel - 1st Generation |
13 |
11 |
Israel - 2nd Generation |
46 |
13 |
Trinidad and Tobago - 1st Generation |
12 |
40 |
Trinidad and Tobago - 2nd Generation |
41 |
25 |
Colombia - 1st Generation |
29 |
17 |
Colombia - 2nd Generation |
88 |
11 |
Pakistan - 1st Generation |
11 |
10 |
Pakistan - 2nd Generation |
28 |
6 |
Costa Rica - 1st Generation |
4 |
18 |
Costa Rica - 2nd Generation |
19 |
13 |
Panama - 1st Generation |
6 |
25 |
Panama - 2nd Generation |
33 |
15 |
Brazil - 1st Generation |
9 |
10 |
Brazil - 2nd Generation |
21 |
6 |
Romania - 1st Generation |
11 |
10 |
Romania - 2nd Generation |
15 |
7 |
Spain - 1st Generation |
6 |
10 |
Spain - 2nd Generation |
22 |
7 |
Lebanon - 1st Generation |
8 |
9 |
Lebanon - 2nd Generation |
28 |
3 |
Jamaica - 1st Generation |
40 |
29 |
Jamaica - 2nd Generation |
92 |
19 |
Guyana - 1st Generation |
18 |
42 |
Guyana - 2nd Generation |
28 |
23 |
Nigeria - 1st Generation |
5 |
19 |
Nigeria - 2nd Generation |
29 |
9 |
Children with no telephone in their homes (percent) |
Children living in houses built before 1950 (percent) |
Children in crowded homes (percent) |
13 |
34 |
68 |
9 |
33 |
47 |
9 |
15 |
46 |
1 |
24 |
29 |
7 |
35 |
59 |
6 |
35 |
40 |
3 |
31 |
47 |
1 |
14 |
31 |
11 |
46 |
60 |
7 |
40 |
39 |
4 |
21 |
50 |
5 |
16 |
20 |
2 |
25 |
32 |
1 |
29 |
26 |
9 |
45 |
43 |
6 |
37 |
26 |
9 |
29 |
59 |
5 |
26 |
36 |
2 |
20 |
49 |
2 |
16 |
29 |
11 |
22 |
52 |
3 |
30 |
28 |
3 |
28 |
46 |
7 |
25 |
22 |
2 |
24 |
38 |
3 |
25 |
18 |
5 |
37 |
41 |
0 |
29 |
23 |
4 |
31 |
31 |
3 |
27 |
17 |
1 |
32 |
34 |
2 |
24 |
16 |
5 |
33 |
39 |
5 |
28 |
25 |
3 |
46 |
49 |
5 |
36 |
28 |
4 |
18 |
62 |
3 |
18 |
48 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children in households with no car or truck (percent) |
China - 1st Generation |
34 |
36 |
China - 2nd Generation |
97 |
12 |
Indonesia - 1st Generation |
4 |
11 |
Indonesia - 2nd Generation |
13 |
2 |
Iran - 1st Generation |
24 |
8 |
Iran - 2nd Generation |
52 |
3 |
Cuba - 1st Generation |
27 |
12 |
Cuba - 2nd Generation |
184 |
6 |
Peru - 1st Generation |
18 |
13 |
Peru - 2nd Generation |
43 |
10 |
Korea - 1st Generation |
67 |
5 |
Korea - 2nd Generation |
163 |
2 |
Syria - 1st Generation |
2 |
6 |
Syria - 2nd Generation |
13 |
2 |
Taiwan - 1st Generation |
32 |
4 |
Taiwan - 2nd Generation |
65 |
2 |
Argentina - 1st Generation |
10 |
6 |
Argentina - 2nd Generation |
26 |
6 |
Yugoslavia - 1st Generation |
5 |
13 |
Yugoslavia - 2nd Generation |
39 |
5 |
Hong Kong - 1st Generation |
17 |
19 |
Hong Kong - 2nd Generation |
39 |
5 |
Chile - 1st Generation |
5 |
8 |
Chile - 2nd Generation |
17 |
5 |
Australia - 1st Generation |
3 |
6 |
Australia - 2nd Generation |
14 |
5 |
Austria - 1st Generation |
1 |
20 |
Austria - 2nd Generation |
20 |
4 |
France - 1st Generation |
7 |
5 |
France - 2nd Generation |
34 |
5 |
Hungary - 1st Generation |
3 |
16 |
Hungary - 2nd Generation |
22 |
7 |
Egypt - 1st Generation |
5 |
7 |
Egypt - 2nd Generation |
25 |
3 |
Germany - 1st Generation |
16 |
5 |
Germany - 2nd Generation |
243 |
3 |
Children with no telephone in their homes (percent) |
Children living in houses built before 1950 (percent) |
Children in crowded homes (percent) |
2 |
41 |
59 |
1 |
30 |
32 |
2 |
11 |
53 |
1 |
17 |
21 |
1 |
13 |
38 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
4 |
18 |
48 |
3 |
17 |
25 |
4 |
26 |
53 |
4 |
27 |
29 |
1 |
15 |
49 |
1 |
12 |
27 |
0 |
25 |
42 |
0 |
19 |
19 |
0 |
13 |
34 |
0 |
10 |
19 |
3 |
15 |
35 |
2 |
22 |
20 |
4 |
39 |
38 |
1 |
30 |
14 |
1 |
33 |
57 |
0 |
23 |
24 |
3 |
27 |
37 |
1 |
19 |
26 |
1 |
17 |
9 |
0 |
24 |
9 |
0 |
29 |
35 |
0 |
27 |
10 |
2 |
21 |
11 |
1 |
30 |
11 |
2 |
27 |
33 |
2 |
25 |
12 |
2 |
24 |
35 |
1 |
24 |
17 |
3 |
19 |
17 |
3 |
22 |
7 |
Children with no telephone in their homes (percent) |
Children living in houses built before 1950 (percent) |
Children in crowded homes (percent) |
2 |
36 |
15 |
1 |
26 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
14 |
2 |
16 |
12 |
3 |
65 |
39 |
4 |
34 |
16 |
1 |
38 |
19 |
1 |
30 |
8 |
1 |
25 |
20 |
2 |
22 |
16 |
3 |
35 |
18 |
1 |
31 |
6 |
2 |
53 |
23 |
1 |
41 |
12 |
1 |
17 |
11 |
2 |
23 |
7 |
1 |
13 |
12 |
2 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
10 |
1 |
23 |
6 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
23 |
8 |
1 |
20 |
42 |
0 |
11 |
18 |
1 |
20 |
58 |
1 |
14 |
33 |
3 |
29 |
15 |
1 |
39 |
7 |
TABLE B-2C Parents' Labor Force Participation for First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin for First and Second Generations Separately: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers not in the labor force (percent) |
Children with fathers not working full-time, year-round (percent) |
Children with mothers not in the labor force (percent) |
All First-Generation Children |
2,084 |
12 |
41 |
45 |
All Second-Generation Children |
6,288 |
6 |
28 |
41 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
||||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
4 |
19 |
34 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
11 |
34 |
33 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
4 |
18 |
29 |
American Indian |
562 |
14 |
46 |
40 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
8 |
30 |
43 |
First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin: |
||||
Laos - 1st Generation |
49 |
51 |
68 |
64 |
Laos - 2nd Generation |
64 |
46 |
68 |
67 |
Cambodia - 1st Generation |
30 |
51 |
69 |
70 |
Cambodia - 2nd Generation |
34 |
34 |
53 |
62 |
Dominican Republic 1st Generation |
48 |
12 |
40 |
45 |
Dominican Republic 2nd Generation |
131 |
10 |
38 |
54 |
USSR - 1st Generation |
38 |
31 |
75 |
53 |
USSR - 2nd Generation |
24 |
5 |
21 |
34 |
Mexico - 1st Generation |
643 |
7 |
43 |
50 |
Mexico - 2nd Generation |
1,975 |
7 |
37 |
50 |
Thailand - 1st Generation |
36 |
58 |
73 |
74 |
Thailand - 2nd Generation |
33 |
4 |
21 |
32 |
Vietnam - 1st Generation |
99 |
30 |
57 |
52 |
Vietnam - 2nd Generation |
33 |
11 |
33 |
42 |
Guatemala - 1st Generation |
35 |
6 |
32 |
36 |
Guatemala - 2nd Generation |
66 |
5 |
31 |
44 |
Honduras - 1st Generation |
17 |
10 |
42 |
38 |
Honduras - 2nd Generation |
35 |
8 |
35 |
43 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers not in the labor force (percent) |
Children with fathers not working full-time, year-round (percent) |
Children with mothers not in the labor force (percent) |
El Salvador - 1st Generation |
77 |
3 |
35 |
30 |
El Salvador - 2nd Generation |
126 |
5 |
31 |
36 |
Nicaragua - 1st Generation |
39 |
6 |
38 |
25 |
Nicaragua - 2nd Generation |
35 |
4 |
26 |
37 |
Haiti - 1st Generation |
28 |
10 |
43 |
21 |
Haiti - 2nd Generation |
77 |
7 |
33 |
22 |
Jordan - 1st Generation |
2 |
26 |
60 |
65 |
Jordan - 2nd Generation |
17 |
9 |
27 |
68 |
Belize - 1st Gen. |
3 |
11 |
44 |
29 |
Belize - 2nd Gen. |
12 |
8 |
30 |
32 |
Iraq - 1st Generation |
4 |
21 |
43 |
59 |
Iraq - 2nd Generation |
17 |
8 |
28 |
61 |
Ecuador - 1st Generation |
12 |
6 |
40 |
31 |
Ecuador - 2nd Generation |
52 |
4 |
28 |
41 |
Venezuela - 1st Generation |
8 |
14 |
38 |
54 |
Venezuela - 2nd Generation |
15 |
5 |
24 |
44 |
Israel - 1st Generation |
13 |
13 |
34 |
55 |
Israel - 2nd Generation |
46 |
5 |
24 |
54 |
Trinidad and Tobago 1st Generation |
12 |
13 |
49 |
24 |
Trinidad and Tobago 2nd Generation |
41 |
6 |
30 |
25 |
Colombia - 1st Generation |
29 |
5 |
35 |
34 |
Colombia - 2nd Generation |
88 |
4 |
26 |
40 |
Pakistan - 1st Generation |
11 |
9 |
35 |
63 |
Pakistan - 2nd Generation |
28 |
3 |
23 |
59 |
Costa Rica - 1st Generation |
4 |
15 |
43 |
47 |
Costa Rica - 2nd Generation |
19 |
7 |
29 |
36 |
Panama - 1st Generation |
6 |
8 |
32 |
34 |
Panama - 2nd Generation |
33 |
6 |
26 |
28 |
Brazil - 1st Generation |
9 |
8 |
36 |
46 |
Brazil - 2nd Generation |
21 |
5 |
25 |
48 |
Romania - 1st Generation |
11 |
12 |
33 |
45 |
Romania - 2nd Generation |
15 |
6 |
22 |
47 |
Spain - 1st Generation |
6 |
7 |
48 |
42 |
Spain - 2nd Generation |
22 |
4 |
21 |
40 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers not in the labor force (percent) |
Children with fathers not working full-time, year-round (percent) |
Children with mothers not in the labor force (percent) |
Lebanon - 1st Generation |
8 |
12 |
40 |
63 |
Lebanon - 2nd Generation |
28 |
8 |
24 |
60 |
Jamaica - 1st Generation |
40 |
5 |
32 |
12 |
Jamaica - 2nd Generation |
92 |
6 |
28 |
19 |
Guyana - 1st Generation |
18 |
4 |
30 |
24 |
Guyana - 2nd Generation |
28 |
6 |
27 |
27 |
Nigeria - 1st Generation |
5 |
7 |
51 |
30 |
Nigeria - 2nd Generation |
29 |
6 |
36 |
25 |
China - 1st Generation |
34 |
9 |
41 |
27 |
China - 2nd Generation |
97 |
4 |
22 |
32 |
Indonesia - 1st Generation |
4 |
34 |
63 |
59 |
Indonesia - 2nd Generation |
13 |
4 |
20 |
35 |
Iran - 1st Generation |
24 |
17 |
45 |
50 |
Iran - 2nd Generation |
52 |
5 |
21 |
44 |
Cuba - 1st Generation |
27 |
7 |
37 |
37 |
Cuba - 2nd Generation |
184 |
4 |
20 |
34 |
Peru - 1st Generation |
18 |
4 |
34 |
31 |
Peru - 2nd Generation |
43 |
4 |
25 |
36 |
Korea - 1st Generation |
67 |
9 |
38 |
37 |
Korea - 2nd Generation |
163 |
5 |
22 |
39 |
Syria - 1st Generation |
2 |
13 |
51 |
62 |
Syria - 2nd Generation |
13 |
7 |
29 |
57 |
Taiwan - 1st Generation |
32 |
13 |
36 |
43 |
Taiwan - 2nd Generation |
65 |
4 |
18 |
39 |
Argentina - 1st Generation |
10 |
6 |
28 |
41 |
Argentina - 2nd Generation |
26 |
2 |
19 |
45 |
Yugoslavia - 1st Generation |
5 |
4 |
32 |
42 |
Yugoslavia - 2nd Generation |
39 |
6 |
26 |
42 |
Hong Kong - 1st Generation |
17 |
13 |
41 |
33 |
Hong Kong - 2nd Generation |
39 |
3 |
13 |
30 |
Chile - 1st Generation |
5 |
4 |
28 |
42 |
Chile - 2nd Generation |
17 |
3 |
16 |
36 |
Australia - 1st Generation |
3 |
7 |
17 |
74 |
Australia - 2nd Generation |
14 |
3 |
16 |
43 |
Austria - 1st Generation |
1 |
11 |
32 |
64 |
Austria - 2nd Generation |
20 |
4 |
18 |
33 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers not in the labor force (percent) |
Children with fathers not working full-time, year-round (percent) |
Children with mothers not in the labor force (percent) |
France - 1st Generation |
7 |
4 |
18 |
57 |
France - 2nd Generation |
34 |
3 |
20 |
40 |
Hungary - 1st Generation |
3 |
5 |
26 |
46 |
Hungary - 2nd Generation |
22 |
5 |
19 |
40 |
Egypt - 1st Generation |
5 |
7 |
32 |
42 |
Egypt - 2nd Generation |
25 |
3 |
22 |
43 |
Germany - 1st Generation |
16 |
6 |
22 |
52 |
Germany - 2nd Generation |
243 |
3 |
18 |
36 |
Greece - 1st Generation |
3 |
7 |
35 |
51 |
Greece - 2nd Generation |
65 |
6 |
26 |
46 |
Japan - 1st Generation |
32 |
5 |
22 |
90 |
Japan - 2nd Generation |
68 |
3 |
19 |
43 |
Barbados - 1st Generation |
3 |
1 |
28 |
14 |
Barbados - 2nd Generation |
11 |
6 |
22 |
22 |
Poland - 1st Generation |
18 |
4 |
26 |
31 |
Poland - 2nd Generation |
62 |
4 |
19 |
35 |
Turkey - 1st Generation |
3 |
11 |
23 |
52 |
Turkey - 2nd Generation |
12 |
2 |
20 |
47 |
Italy - 1st Generation |
8 |
6 |
30 |
55 |
Italy - 2nd Generation |
171 |
5 |
21 |
47 |
Portugal - 1st Generation |
14 |
5 |
37 |
31 |
Portugal - 2nd Generation |
64 |
6 |
25 |
28 |
United Kingdom 1st Generation |
31 |
3 |
15 |
51 |
United Kingdom 2nd Generation |
178 |
3 |
17 |
36 |
Canada - 1st Generation |
33 |
4 |
19 |
46 |
Canada - 2nd Generation |
230 |
3 |
18 |
37 |
South Africa - 1st Generation |
5 |
6 |
19 |
50 |
South Africa - 2nd Generation |
10 |
2 |
15 |
46 |
Netherlands - 1st Generation |
2 |
3 |
16 |
48 |
Netherlands - 2nd Generation |
36 |
2 |
14 |
39 |
India - 1st Generation |
45 |
4 |
27 |
31 |
India - 2nd Generation |
130 |
2 |
16 |
37 |
TABLE B-2D Parents' Education for First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin for First and Second Generations Separately: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children with mothers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children whose fathers have four or more years of college education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have four or more years of college education (percent) |
All First-Generation Children |
2,084 |
34 |
38 |
23 |
14 |
All Second-Generation Children |
6,288 |
23 |
22 |
25 |
17 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
|||||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
20 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
1 |
1 |
40 |
31 |
American Indian |
562 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin: |
|||||
Laos - 1st Generation |
49 |
48 |
66 |
8 |
6 |
Laos - 2nd Generation |
64 |
36 |
56 |
7 |
2 |
Cambodia - 1st Generation |
30 |
51 |
68 |
3 |
2 |
Cambodia - 2nd Generation |
34 |
35 |
53 |
9 |
2 |
Dominican Republic 1st Generation |
48 |
42 |
43 |
8 |
4 |
Dominican Republic 2nd Generation |
131 |
22 |
25 |
10 |
6 |
USSR - 1st Generation |
38 |
11 |
8 |
36 |
32 |
USSR - 2nd Generation |
24 |
4 |
3 |
49 |
41 |
Mexico - 1st Generation |
643 |
67 |
69 |
3 |
2 |
Mexico - 2nd Generation |
1,975 |
51 |
48 |
4 |
3 |
Thailand - 1st Generation |
36 |
50 |
68 |
8 |
4 |
Thailand - 2nd Generation |
33 |
2 |
21 |
39 |
21 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children with mothers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children whose fathers have four or more years of college education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have four or more years of college education (percent) |
Vietnam - 1st Generation |
99 |
32 |
44 |
11 |
5 |
Vietnam - 2nd Generation |
33 |
14 |
23 |
22 |
9 |
Guatemala - 1st Generation |
35 |
45 |
52 |
7 |
3 |
Guatemala - 2nd Generation |
66 |
30 |
32 |
10 |
6 |
Honduras - 1st Generation |
17 |
33 |
36 |
13 |
6 |
Honduras - 2nd Generation |
35 |
19 |
19 |
13 |
8 |
El Salvador - 1st Generation |
77 |
47 |
51 |
5 |
3 |
El Salvador - 2nd Generation |
126 |
33 |
35 |
7 |
4 |
Nicaragua - 1st Generation |
39 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
11 |
Nicaragua - 2nd Generation |
35 |
11 |
12 |
19 |
11 |
Haiti - 1st Generation |
28 |
19 |
23 |
7 |
4 |
Haiti - 2nd Generation |
77 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
Jordan - 1st Generation |
2 |
14 |
17 |
31 |
11 |
Jordan - 2nd Generation |
17 |
11 |
11 |
29 |
11 |
Belize - 1st Gen. |
3 |
20 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
Belize - 2nd Gen. |
12 |
8 |
5 |
16 |
7 |
Iraq - 1st Generation |
4 |
21 |
41 |
23 |
9 |
Iraq - 2nd Generation |
17 |
12 |
17 |
25 |
17 |
Ecuador - 1st Generation |
12 |
22 |
20 |
16 |
9 |
Ecuador - 2nd Generation |
52 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
9 |
Venezuela - 1st Generation |
8 |
11 |
11 |
45 |
25 |
Venezuela - 2nd Generation |
15 |
4 |
3 |
45 |
30 |
Israel - 1st Generation |
13 |
5 |
6 |
50 |
34 |
Israel - 2nd Generation |
46 |
5 |
6 |
38 |
32 |
Trinidad and Tobago 1st Generation |
12 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
6 |
Trinidad and Tobago 2nd Generation |
41 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
13 |
Colombia - 1st Generation |
29 |
15 |
19 |
20 |
12 |
Colombia - 2nd Generation |
88 |
10 |
9 |
22 |
13 |
Pakistan - 1st Generation |
11 |
2 |
12 |
57 |
38 |
Pakistan - 2nd Generation |
28 |
3 |
7 |
68 |
41 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children with mothers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children whose fathers have four or more years of college education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have four or more years of college education (percent) |
Costa Rica - 1st Generation |
4 |
16 |
21 |
18 |
10 |
Costa Rica - 2nd Generation |
19 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
13 |
Panama - 1st Generation |
6 |
2 |
8 |
24 |
10 |
Panama - 2nd Generation |
33 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
18 |
Brazil - 1st Generation |
9 |
11 |
13 |
44 |
31 |
Brazil - 2nd Generation |
21 |
9 |
9 |
38 |
28 |
Romania - 1st Generation |
11 |
13 |
18 |
34 |
28 |
Romania - 2nd Generation |
15 |
7 |
5 |
42 |
34 |
Spain - 1st Generation |
6 |
30 |
28 |
28 |
15 |
Spain - 2nd Generation |
22 |
8 |
8 |
30 |
19 |
Lebanon - 1st Generation |
8 |
28 |
23 |
18 |
11 |
Lebanon - 2nd Generation |
28 |
10 |
9 |
40 |
24 |
Jamaica - 1st Generation |
40 |
12 |
8 |
14 |
9 |
Jamaica - 2nd Generation |
92 |
7 |
4 |
21 |
18 |
Guyana - 1st Generation |
18 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
4 |
Guyana - 2nd Generation |
28 |
3 |
5 |
27 |
16 |
Nigeria - 1st Generation |
5 |
0 |
4 |
77 |
41 |
Nigeria - 2nd Generation |
29 |
0 |
1 |
80 |
46 |
China - 1st Generation |
34 |
30 |
35 |
28 |
17 |
China - 2nd Generation |
97 |
13 |
15 |
43 |
32 |
Indonesia - 1st Generation |
4 |
9 |
16 |
56 |
27 |
Indonesia - 2nd Generation |
13 |
1 |
1 |
53 |
36 |
Iran - 1st Generation |
24 |
4 |
7 |
60 |
29 |
Iran - 2nd Generation |
52 |
1 |
1 |
71 |
43 |
Cuba - 1st Generation |
27 |
30 |
29 |
11 |
9 |
Cuba - 2nd Generation |
184 |
10 |
7 |
26 |
17 |
Peru - 1st Generation |
18 |
6 |
8 |
26 |
14 |
Peru - 2nd Generation |
43 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
19 |
Korea - 1st Generation |
67 |
5 |
8 |
46 |
31 |
Korea - 2nd Generation |
163 |
1 |
7 |
42 |
27 |
Syria - 1st Generation |
2 |
16 |
21 |
27 |
14 |
Syria - 2nd Generation |
13 |
9 |
9 |
44 |
20 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children with fathers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children with mothers who have 8 or fewer years of education (percent) |
Children whose fathers have four or more years of college education (percent) |
Children whose mothers have four or more years of college education (percent) |
Taiwan - 1st Generation |
32 |
7 |
7 |
62 |
35 |
Taiwan - 2nd Generation |
65 |
1 |
3 |
77 |
60 |
Argentina - 1st Generation |
10 |
14 |
15 |
31 |
26 |
Argentina - 2nd Generation |
26 |
7 |
4 |
35 |
24 |
Yugoslavia - 1st Generation |
5 |
14 |
20 |
28 |
17 |
Yugoslavia - 2nd Generation |
39 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
14 |
Hong Kong - 1st Generation |
17 |
28 |
31 |
15 |
7 |
Hong Kong - 2nd Generation |
39 |
7 |
8 |
53 |
39 |
Chile - 1st Generation |
5 |
9 |
10 |
28 |
17 |
Chile - 2nd Generation |
17 |
4 |
4 |
35 |
23 |
Australia - 1st Generation |
3 |
1 |
2 |
63 |
32 |
Australia - 2nd Generation |
14 |
3 |
0 |
48 |
33 |
Austria - 1st Generation |
1 |
12 |
3 |
47 |
38 |
Austria - 2nd Generation |
20 |
1 |
1 |
45 |
37 |
France - 1st Generation |
7 |
7 |
8 |
65 |
45 |
France - 2nd Generation |
34 |
3 |
1 |
45 |
34 |
Hungary - 1st Generation |
3 |
5 |
6 |
51 |
32 |
Hungary - 2nd Generation |
22 |
6 |
2 |
38 |
29 |
Egypt - 1st Generation |
5 |
2 |
5 |
75 |
59 |
Egypt - 2nd Generation |
25 |
1 |
2 |
66 |
41 |
Germany - 1st Generation |
16 |
2 |
5 |
47 |
27 |
Germany - 2nd Generation |
243 |
2 |
1 |
34 |
22 |
Greece - 1st Generation |
3 |
24 |
26 |
24 |
12 |
Greece - 2nd Generation |
65 |
23 |
18 |
21 |
17 |
Japan - 1st Generation |
32 |
2 |
2 |
78 |
45 |
Japan - 2nd Generation |
68 |
2 |
2 |
44 |
26 |
Barbados - 1st Generation |
3 |
10 |
13 |
19 |
12 |
Barbados - 2nd Generation |
11 |
8 |
2 |
18 |
14 |
Poland - 1st Generation |
18 |
7 |
6 |
32 |
27 |
Poland - 2nd Generation |
62 |
6 |
5 |
30 |
22 |
Turkey - 1st Generation |
3 |
13 |
17 |
46 |
34 |
Turkey - 2nd Generation |
12 |
9 |
7 |
40 |
32 |
TABLE B-2E Language Use and Citizenship for First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin for First and Second Generations Separately: 1990
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children who do not speak English at home (percent) |
All First-Generation Children |
2,084 |
87 |
All Second-Generation Children |
6,288 |
58 |
Third and Later Generations by Race and Ethnicity: |
||
White, Non-Hispanic |
40,201 |
1 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
8,031 |
1 |
Asian, Non-Hispanic |
329 |
3 |
American Indian |
562 |
7 |
Hispanic |
3,489 |
15 |
First- and Second-Generation Children by Country of Origin: |
||
Laos - 1st Generation |
49 |
97 |
Laos - 2nd Generation |
64 |
95 |
Cambodia - 1st Generation |
30 |
97 |
Cambodia - 2nd Generation |
34 |
87 |
Dominican Republic - 1st Generation |
48 |
97 |
Dominican Republic - 2nd Generation |
131 |
91 |
USSR - 1st Generation |
38 |
96 |
USSR - 2nd Generation |
24 |
57 |
Mexico - 1st Generation |
643 |
97 |
Mexico - 2nd Generation |
1,975 |
88 |
Thailand - 1st Generation |
36 |
95 |
Thailand - 2nd Generation |
33 |
32 |
Vietnam - 1st Generation |
99 |
97 |
Vietnam - 2nd Generation |
33 |
76 |
Guatemala - 1st Generation |
35 |
98 |
Guatemala - 2nd Generation |
66 |
83 |
Honduras - 1st Generation |
17 |
93 |
Honduras - 2nd Generation |
35 |
69 |
El Salvador - 1st Generation |
77 |
98 |
El Salvador - 2nd Generation |
126 |
90 |
Nicaragua - 1st Generation |
39 |
97 |
Nicaragua - 2nd Generation |
35 |
75 |
Children who are not Children who do not speak English exclusively or very well (percent) |
Children not U.S. citizens (percent) |
U.S. citizens, or who have at least 1 parent in the home who is not a citizen (percent) |
45 |
84 |
87 |
19 |
N/A |
59 |
N/A |
|
N/A |
N/A |
|
N/A |
N/A |
|
N/A |
N/A |
|
N/A |
N/A |
|
N/A |
57 |
89 |
91 |
65 |
N/A |
88 |
62 |
89 |
92 |
54 |
N/A |
80 |
55 |
85 |
89 |
31 |
N/A |
68 |
61 |
83 |
84 |
12 |
N/A |
29 |
59 |
86 |
89 |
32 |
N/A |
74 |
65 |
93 |
94 |
9 |
N/A |
56 |
52 |
78 |
81 |
34 |
N/A |
51 |
56 |
89 |
91 |
26 |
N/A |
76 |
48 |
88 |
92 |
18 |
N/A |
64 |
53 |
89 |
91 |
35 |
N/A |
79 |
58 |
96 |
97 |
22 |
N/A |
69 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children who do not speak English at home (percent) |
Haiti - 1st Generation |
28 |
91 |
Haiti - 2nd Generation |
77 |
67 |
Jordan - 1st Generation |
2 |
98 |
Jordan - 2nd Generation |
17 |
55 |
Belize - 1st Gen. |
3 |
28 |
Belize - 2nd Gen. |
12 |
14 |
Iraq - 1st Generation |
4 |
90 |
Iraq - 2nd Generation |
17 |
62 |
Ecuador - 1st Generation |
12 |
98 |
Ecuador - 2nd Generation |
52 |
80 |
Venezuela - 1st Generation |
8 |
95 |
Venezuela - 2nd Generation |
15 |
49 |
Israel - 1st Generation |
13 |
91 |
Israel - 2nd Generation |
46 |
54 |
Trinidad and Tobago - 1st Generation |
12 |
7 |
Trinidad and Tobago - 2nd Generation |
41 |
5 |
Colombia - 1st Generation |
29 |
96 |
Colombia - 2nd Generation |
88 |
78 |
Pakistan - 1st Generation |
11 |
94 |
Pakistan - 2nd Generation |
28 |
60 |
Costa Rica - 1st Generation |
4 |
94 |
Costa Rica - 2nd Generation |
19 |
61 |
Panama - 1st Generation |
6 |
86 |
Panama - 2nd Generation |
33 |
32 |
Brazil - 1st Generation |
9 |
93 |
Brazil - 2nd Generation |
21 |
50 |
Romania - 1st Generation |
11 |
91 |
Romania - 2nd Generation |
15 |
54 |
Spain - 1st Generation |
6 |
91 |
Spain - 2nd Generation |
22 |
56 |
Lebanon - 1st Generation |
8 |
92 |
Lebanon - 2nd Generation |
28 |
62 |
Jamaica - 1st Generation |
40 |
7 |
Jamaica - 2nd Generation |
92 |
6 |
Guyana - 1st Generation |
18 |
8 |
Guyana - 2nd Generation |
28 |
7 |
Children who do not speak English exclusively or very well (percent) |
Children not U.S. citizens (percent) |
Children who are not U.S. citizens, or who have at least 1 parent in the home who is not a citizen (percent) |
47 |
84 |
90 |
21 |
N/A |
71 |
28 |
72 |
79 |
8 |
N/A |
33 |
10 |
72 |
80 |
3 |
N/A |
70 |
13 |
72 |
78 |
10 |
N/A |
37 |
38 |
87 |
90 |
20 |
N/A |
73 |
36 |
90 |
92 |
12 |
N/A |
68 |
28 |
74 |
75 |
15 |
N/A |
31 |
4 |
84 |
86 |
1 |
N/A |
68 |
38 |
87 |
90 |
17 |
N/A |
64 |
29 |
74 |
80 |
14 |
N/A |
46 |
38 |
88 |
91 |
13 |
N/A |
63 |
31 |
77 |
79 |
9 |
N/A |
43 |
47 |
91 |
96 |
11 |
N/A |
68 |
33 |
77 |
79 |
14 |
N/A |
25 |
26 |
83 |
85 |
12 |
N/A |
60 |
26 |
69 |
71 |
12 |
N/A |
32 |
2 |
81 |
85 |
2 |
N/A |
59 |
2 |
80 |
81 |
2 |
N/A |
51 |
|
Number of children (thousands) |
Children who do not speak English at home (percent) |
Nigeria - 1st Generation |
5 |
59 |
Nigeria - 2nd Generation |
29 |
15 |
China - 1st Generation |
34 |
97 |
China - 2nd Generation |
97 |
74 |
Indonesia - 1st Generation |
4 |
88 |
Indonesia - 2nd Generation |
13 |
20 |
Iran - 1st Generation |
24 |
93 |
Iran - 2nd Generation |
52 |
49 |
Cuba - 1st Generation |
27 |
98 |
Cuba - 2nd Generation |
184 |
77 |
Peru - 1st Generation |
18 |
98 |
Peru - 2nd Generation |
43 |
69 |
Korea - 1st Generation |
67 |
92 |
Korea - 2nd Generation |
163 |
50 |
Syria - 1st Generation |
2 |
93 |
Syria - 2nd Generation |
13 |
52 |
Taiwan - 1st Generation |
32 |
96 |
Taiwan - 2nd Generation |
65 |
68 |
Argentina - 1st Generation |
10 |
96 |
Argentina - 2nd Generation |
26 |
55 |
Yugoslavia - 1st Generation |
5 |
94 |
Yugoslavia - 2nd Generation |
39 |
57 |
Hong Kong - 1st Generation |
17 |
97 |
Hong Kong - 2nd Generation |
39 |
66 |
Chile - 1st Generation |
5 |
94 |
Chile - 2nd Generation |
17 |
66 |
Australia - 1st Generation |
3 |
27 |
Australia - 2nd Generation |
14 |
8 |
Austria - 1st Generation |
1 |
84 |
Austria - 2nd Generation |
20 |
22 |
France - 1st Generation |
7 |
91 |
France - 2nd Generation |
34 |
35 |
Hungary - 1st Generation |
3 |
99 |
Hungary - 2nd Generation |
22 |
35 |
Egypt - 1st Generation |
5 |
88 |
Egypt - 2nd Generation |
25 |
48 |
Children who do not speak English exclusively or very well (percent) |
Children not U.S. citizens (percent) |
Children who are not U.S. citizens, or who have at least 1 parent in the home who is not a citizen (percent) |
27 |
89 |
89 |
3 |
N/A |
81 |
63 |
83 |
85 |
23 |
N/A |
32 |
43 |
89 |
92 |
6 |
N/A |
37 |
34 |
89 |
90 |
10 |
N/A |
57 |
36 |
84 |
89 |
15 |
N/A |
42 |
42 |
88 |
89 |
16 |
N/A |
59 |
38 |
81 |
85 |
14 |
N/A |
43 |
35 |
77 |
77 |
10 |
N/A |
37 |
41 |
80 |
81 |
16 |
N/A |
39 |
26 |
89 |
91 |
12 |
N/A |
50 |
22 |
77 |
86 |
8 |
N/A |
39 |
54 |
77 |
78 |
22 |
N/A |
23 |
32 |
87 |
90 |
12 |
N/A |
57 |
3 |
93 |
95 |
3 |
N/A |
71 |
32 |
68 |
71 |
7 |
N/A |
26 |
30 |
90 |
91 |
5 |
N/A |
49 |
28 |
75 |
81 |
11 |
N/A |
20 |
27 |
65 |
67 |
10 |
N/A |
28 |
Children who do not speak English exclusively or very well (percent) |
Children not U.S. citizens (percent) |
Children who are not U.S. citizens, or who have at least 1 parent in the home who is not a citizen (percent) |
15 |
78 |
84 |
4 |
N/A |
34 |
27 |
58 |
69 |
10 |
N/A |
34 |
66 |
96 |
97 |
10 |
N/A |
62 |
2 |
72 |
76 |
1 |
N/A |
53 |
31 |
80 |
86 |
9 |
N/A |
45 |
18 |
79 |
84 |
5 |
N/A |
44 |
21 |
60 |
71 |
7 |
N/A |
37 |
28 |
80 |
85 |
12 |
N/A |
58 |
3 |
90 |
92 |
1 |
N/A |
59 |
5 |
91 |
92 |
2 |
N/A |
57 |
4 |
84 |
84 |
2 |
N/A |
43 |
10 |
89 |
88 |
3 |
N/A |
41 |
24 |
84 |
90 |
10 |
N/A |
60 |
27 |
72 |
76 |
5 |
N/A |
36 |
5 |
87 |
90 |
0 |
N/A |
44 |