CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Scottish Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 3,315,306 Persons 16 years and over 2,798,517 100.0 Females 1,564,223 In labor force 1,850,215 66.1 Males 1,751,083 Civilian labor force 1,819,021 65.0 Median age 39.5 Employed 1,745,876 Sex ratio 111.9 Unemployed 73,145 4.0 Not in labor force 948,302 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 3,315,306 OCCUPATION Native born 3,162,610 95.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 1,745,876 100.0 Foreign born 152,696 4.6 Managerial and professional 657,315 37.6 Entered 1980 to 1990 21,947 14.4 Technical, sales, and administrative 557,598 31.9 Entered before 1980 130,749 85.6 Service 156,352 9.0 Naturalized citizen 89,894 58.9 Farming, forestry, and fishing 35,741 2.0 Not a citizen 62,802 41.1 Production, craft, and repair 176,726 10.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 162,144 9.3 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 2,831,262 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 576,707 20.4 Employed persons 16 years and over 1,745,876 100.0 Now married 1,776,876 62.8 Private wage and salary 1,293,613 74.1 Separated 36,424 1.3 Local government 131,243 7.5 Widowed 207,525 7.3 State government 97,049 5.6 Divorced 233,730 8.3 Federal government 62,713 3.6 Self-employed 153,443 8.8 Unpaid family worker 7,815 0.4 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 253,542 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,706 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 1,093,617 100.0 No workers 143,079 13.1 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 282,094 25.8 All persons 3,315,306 2 workers 532,343 48.7 In households 3,245,022 97.9 3 or more workers 136,101 12.4 In group quarters 70,284 2.2 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 1,550,545 100.0 Median income (dollars) $36,810 1 person 377,364 24.3 Mean income (dollars) $47,356 2 persons 582,140 37.5 Families 3 persons 253,320 16.3 Median income (dollars) $43,293 4 persons 217,153 14.0 Mean income (dollars) $54,519 5 or more persons 120,568 7.8 Per capita income (dollars) $21,403 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 700,328 100.0 Families 3.5 Preprimary school 51,303 7.3 Unrelated individuals 15.8 Elementary or high school 388,317 55.4 Persons 5.8 College 260,708 37.2 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 1,546,369 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 2,467,047 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 5,872 0.4 High school graduate or higher 2,186,554 88.6 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 7,115 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 830,090 33.6 Graduate degree or higher 300,321 12.2 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 871,396 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 585,157 67.2 Persons 5 years old and over 3,155,578 100.0 Not mortgaged 286,239 32.8 Speak a language other than English 75,878 2.4 Median mortgage (dollars) $227 Do not speak English "very well" 17,286 0.5 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 3,085,351 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $493 In linguistically isolated households 4,618 0.1