CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Scotch-Irish Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 4,334,197 Persons 16 years and over 3,679,937 100.0 Females 2,301,330 In labor force 2,201,376 59.8 Males 2,032,867 Civilian labor force 2,177,356 59.2 Median age 43.5 Employed 2,080,778 Sex ratio 88.3 Unemployed 96,578 4.4 Not in labor force 1,478,561 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 4,334,197 OCCUPATION Native born 4,303,889 99.3 Employed persons 16 years and over 2,080,778 100.0 Foreign born 30,308 0.7 Managerial and professional 734,368 35.3 Entered 1980 to 1990 2,951 9.7 Technical, sales, and administrative 707,189 34.0 Entered before 1980 27,357 90.3 Service 199,288 9.6 Naturalized citizen 19,568 64.6 Farming, forestry, and fishing 44,444 2.1 Not a citizen 10,740 35.4 Production, craft, and repair 192,165 9.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 203,324 9.8 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 3,723,702 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 696,569 18.7 Employed persons 16 years and over 2,080,778 100.0 Now married 2,255,700 60.6 Private wage and salary 1,504,767 72.3 Separated 51,504 1.4 Local government 166,574 8.0 Widowed 380,272 10.2 State government 135,551 6.5 Divorced 339,657 9.1 Federal government 79,586 3.8 Self-employed 181,722 8.7 Unpaid family worker 12,578 0.6 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 344,752 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,727 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 1,309,837 100.0 No workers 222,222 17.0 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 360,711 27.5 All persons 4,334,197 2 workers 570,825 43.6 In households 4,267,052 98.5 3 or more workers 156,079 11.9 In group quarters 67,145 1.6 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 1,958,878 100.0 Median income (dollars) $32,106 1 person 573,470 29.3 Mean income (dollars) $41,663 2 persons 755,445 38.6 Families 3 persons 289,411 14.8 Median income (dollars) $39,816 4 persons 220,923 11.3 Mean income (dollars) $49,592 5 or more persons 119,629 6.1 Per capita income (dollars) $18,700 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 859,652 100.0 Families 3.9 Preprimary school 62,766 7.3 Unrelated individuals 15.9 Elementary or high school 517,461 60.2 Persons 6.1 College 279,425 32.5 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 1,960,362 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 3,285,577 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 7,571 0.4 High school graduate or higher 2,802,845 85.3 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 8,589 0.4 Bachelor's degree or higher 926,176 28.2 Graduate degree or higher 331,361 10.1 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 1,130,480 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 662,367 58.6 Persons 5 years old and over 4,145,871 100.0 Not mortgaged 468,113 41.4 Speak a language other than English 79,722 1.9 Median mortgage (dollars) $201 Do not speak English "very well" 19,915 0.5 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 4,078,781 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $451 In linguistically isolated households 5,050 0.1