Children Under Age 18, by Nativity of Child and Parent(s),* 2006

  • Native child and parent: 74.4%
  • Native child, foreign-born parent: 17.2%
  • Foreign-born child and parent: 3.9%
  • Other 4.8%

*”Native parent” indicates that both of the child’s parents were U.S. citizens at birth, “foreign-born parent” indicates that one or both parents were born outside of the United States, and “other” includes children with parents whose native status is unknown and foreign-born children with native parents.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, America’s Families & Living Arrangements, 2006. http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2006.html viewed 5/21/07

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