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TABLE 2.7 Marital Status of Immigrant Admissions, 1995 and U.S. Population, 1990 by Age Group (percentage)
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Men |
Women |
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Age Group and Marital Status |
Immigrants |
U.S. Population |
Immigrants |
U.S. Population |
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25-34 |
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Never married |
34.8 |
36.1 |
18.8 |
25.0 |
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Married |
63.9 |
54.0 |
79.7 |
60.8 |
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Widowed |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
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Divorced |
1.0 |
7.3 |
1.1 |
9.8 |
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Separated |
0.2 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
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35-44 |
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Never married |
14.5 |
13.4 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
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Married |
82.4 |
71.1 |
85.4 |
69.1 |
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Widowed |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
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Divorced |
2.5 |
12.1 |
3.2 |
15.4 |
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Separated |
0.4 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
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45-54 |
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Never married |
5.7 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
5.6 |
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Married |
90.3 |
77.4 |
82.5 |
70.3 |
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Widowed |
0.6 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
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Divorced |
3.1 |
12.1 |
5.3 |
15.7 |
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Separated |
0.4 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
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55-64 |
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Never married |
3.7 |
4.8 |
7.5 |
4.5 |
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Married |
90.9 |
69.0 |
72.0 |
66.3 |
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Widowed |
2.3 |
12.5 |
15.1 |
15.9 |
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Divorced |
2.8 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
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Separated |
0.4 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
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65 and older |
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Never married |
3.7 |
4.8 |
9.5 |
5.5 |
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Married |
84.3 |
73.1 |
46.1 |
38.6 |
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Widowed |
9.7 |
13.9 |
40.5 |
49.4 |
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Divorced |
1.8 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
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Separated |
0.4 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
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Sources: U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1997:Table 14); and U.S. Bureau of the Census (1993:Population Characteristics, Table 34). |
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Finally, immigrant women have more children than the average resident of the United States, another contributor to differences in family and household size (see Table 2.9). As we discuss in the next chapter, the greater rates of childbearing among immigrant women are an important factor in the effect of immigration on American society.
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