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TABLE 5.8 Link Between Changes in National Origin Composition and Relative Skills of Immigrants
Percentage of Immigrant Men Originating in Region
Percentage of Working Immigrant Women Originating in Region
Region of Birth
1970
1990
Relative Wage of Immigrant Men in 1990
1970
1990
Relative Wage of Immigrant Women in 1990
Asia
10.8
25.3
-.045
9.1
27.9
.045
Europe and Canada
60.8
20.5
.166
63.1
25.4
.053
Mexico
10.0
24.9
-.512
5.9
14.8
-.370
Other America
13.8
22.2
-.254
16.5
25.9
-.103
Other
4.6
7.1
-.179
5.3
6.1
-.021
All regions
-.172
-.055
All regions, adjusted
.002
-.002
Source: Tabulations from the 1970 and 1990 Public Use Samples of the U.S. Census of Population. The statistics are calculated in the subsamples of men and women aged 25-64 years who work in the civilian sector, who are not self-employed, and who do not reside in group quarters. The relative wage of immigrants in 1990 refers to the log point differential between the immigrant group and native men.
