Profile of the foreign-born population in the United States.
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"This report profiles the growth of the foreign-born population in the United States during the 1980s. The socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of this changing population and the fertility differences found among the various immigrant groups are highlighted. This paper will also show the similarities and differences between the foreign-born and native-born population for various demographic and economic indicators.... The data presented here are from the 1980 census and the April 1983, June 1986, and June 1988 Current Population Surveys (CPS). Detailed tabulations are shown for five major regions contributing most of the immigrants to the United States--Asia, Latin America, Europe, Northern America, and the Soviet Union."
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current population reports. Series P-20, Population characteristics
دوره 176 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991