TABLE. A10 1990 DECENNIAL-BASED AND 1997 CPS ESTIMATES OF THE FOREIGN BORN

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date:  May 13, 1998

(Numbers in thousands)
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                                  |                              |  Foreign Born =            |
                                  |     Foreign born = Total     |   Entered before 4-1-90    |   Percent Change
                                  |------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------
                                  |        |            |        |      |           |         |         |    CPS
        Country of birth          |        |            |        |      |           |         | CPS '97 |  before
                                  |        |            | Change |      |           |         |    vs   |  '90 vs
                                  |   1997 |            |  from  | 1997 |           |         |  Census |  Census
                                  |   CPS  |    1990    | Census |  CPS |    1990   |   Diff  |   '90   |   '90
                                  |   (1)  | Census (2) | (3=1-2)|  (4) | Census (5)| (6=4-5) | (7=3/2) | (8=6/5)
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Total Foreign born                  25,779    20,346      5,433   18,240   20,346     (2,106)     26.7      -10.4
In specified countries by *region:
Europe                               3,293     3,866      (573)    2,774    3,866     (1,091)    -14.8      -28.2
Asia                                 5,763     4,538      1,226    3,913    4,538       (624)     27.0      -13.8
Mexico                               7,017     4,766      2,251    4,781    4,766          15     47.2        0.3
Other North & South America          5,116     3,760      1,356    3,853    3,760          94     36.1        2.5
In all Other countries               4,589     3,416      1,172    2,917    3,416       (499)     34.3      -14.6

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* Selected countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas from the 40 tracking countries; not equivalent to the regions 
   in published reports.
Note: To maximize comparability of the CPS and census, the 1990 census estimates include adjustments for under-coverage 
      and allocation of country not reported.  The percent change amounts in cols. 7 and 8 would differ if unadjusted 
      1990 census numbers (col.1) are used. For example, the 26.7 percent increase of the total foreign born from 20,346 
      in 1990 (census) to 25,779 in 1997 (CPS) would be 30.4 percent if the published 1990 census figure (19,767) is 
      used.  The 1990-97 increase in the Born in Mexico population would be 63.3 percent (4,298 to 7,017) instead of 
      47.2 percent (4,766 to 7,017).