table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 4 through 6,,,,,,,, Table 1.6a Year of Entry of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and U.S. Citizenship Status: 2003,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, SEX AND YEAR OF ENTRY,U.S. Citizenship Status,,,,,,, ,Total Foreign Born,,Naturalized U.S. Citizen 1,,Not a U.S. Citizen,,, ,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,, "Total, Both Sexes","33,533,945",100.0,"13,893,435",100.0,"19,640,510",100.0,, ..2000 or later 2 ,"5,022,765",15.0,"224,505",1.6,"4,798,260",24.4,, ..1990- 1999,"11,549,235",34.4,"2,558,585",18.4,"8,990,650",45.8,, ..1980- 1989,"8,101,285",24.2,"4,239,305",30.5,"3,861,980",19.7,, ..1970- 1979,"4,513,170",13.5,"3,241,055",23.3,"1,272,110",6.5,, ..Before 1970,"4,347,495",13.0,"3,629,985",26.1,"717,510",3.7,, ,,,,,,,, .Total Male,"16,678,630",100.0,"6,498,585",100.0,"10,180,045",100.0,, ..2000 or later 2 ,"2,596,595",15.6,"115,015",1.8,"2,481,580",24.4,, ..1990- 1999 ,"5,851,965",35.1,"1,184,420",18.2,"4,667,545",45.8,, ..1980- 1989,"4,140,835",24.8,"2,093,810",32.2,"2,047,025",20.1,,,,, ..1970- 1979,"2,220,380",13.3,"1,539,565",23.7,"680,810",6.7,,,,, ..Before 1970,"1,868,855",11.2,"1,565,770",24.1,"303,085",3.0,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, .Total Female,"16,855,315",100.0,"7,394,855",100.0,"9,460,460",100.0,,,,, ..2000 or later 2 ,"2,426,165",14.4,"109,485",1.5,"2,316,680",24.5,,,,, ..1990- 1999 ,"5,697,270",33.8,"1,374,165",18.6,"4,323,105",45.7,,,,, ..1980- 1989,"3,960,450",23.5,"2,145,495",29.0,"1,814,950",19.2,,,,, ..1970- 1979,"2,292,790",13.6,"1,701,490",23.0,"591,300",6.3,,,,, ..Before 1970,"2,478,640",14.7,"2,064,215",27.9,"414,425",4.4,,,,, Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,, "1 Though a foreign-born person typically must reside in the United States for a minimum of five years before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen, ",,,,,,,,,,, there are exceptions to U.S. naturalization law that allow certain individuals to obtain citizenship without meeting the five-year residence requirement.,,,,,,,,,,, 2 The category '2000 or later' includes 2000-2003.,,,,,,,,,,, "NOTE: The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, ",,,,,,,,,,, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability (see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Accuracy/Accuracy1.htm). ,,,,,,,,,, The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. For the upper and lower bounds of the 90-percent confidence interval on these ,,,,,,,,,, " estimates, refer to versions b and c of this table. ",,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2003",,,,,,,,,, " Immigration Statistics Staff, Population Division",,,,,,,,,, Internet Release date: ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,