table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 4 through 6,,,,,,,,,, Table 3.6a Year of Entry of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and World Region of Birth: 2003,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, SEX AND YEAR OF ENTRY,,,World Region of Birth1,,,,,,, ,Foreign Born,,Europe,,Asia,,Latin America,,Other Areas, ,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent "Total, Both Sexes","33,533,945",100.0,"4,775,585",100.0,"9,146,960",100.0,"17,533,710",100.0,"2,077,690",100.0 ..2000 or later2 ,"4,347,495",13.0,"1,756,975",36.8,"608,880",6.7,"1,580,450",9.0,"401,195",19.3 ..1990- 19993,"4,513,170",13.5,"544,455",11.4,"1,481,210",16.2,"2,271,965",13.0,"215,535",10.4 ..1980- 1989,"8,101,285",24.2,"618,850",13.0,"2,528,145",27.6,"4,598,630",26.2,"355,660",17.1 ..1970- 1979,"11,549,235",34.4,"1,317,075",27.6,"3,148,320",34.4,"6,376,755",36.4,"707,085",34.0 ..Before 1970,"5,022,765",15.0,"538,230",11.3,"1,380,405",15.1,"2,705,910",15.4,"398,220",19.2 ,,,,,,,,,, .Total Male,"16,678,630",100.0,"2,193,020",100.0,"4,331,525",100.0,"9,121,190",100.0,"1,032,895",100.0 ..2000 or later2 ,"1,868,855",11.2,"725,715",33.1,"265,670",6.1,"720,735",7.9,"156,730",15.2 ..1990- 19993,"2,220,380",13.3,"251,680",11.5,"702,055",16.2,"1,157,165",12.7,"109,480",10.6 ..1980- 1989,"4,140,835",24.8,"302,160",13.8,"1,216,390",28.1,"2,426,530",26.6,"195,750",19.0 ..1970- 1979,"5,851,965",35.1,"636,830",29.0,"1,507,770",34.8,"3,337,815",36.6,"369,555",35.8 ..Before 1970,"2,596,595",15.6,"276,635",12.6,"639,640",14.8,"1,478,945",16.2,"201,375",19.5 ,,,,,,,,,, .Total Female,"16,855,315",100.0,"2,582,565",100.0,"4,815,430",100.0,"8,412,520",100.0,"1,044,800",100.0 ..2000 or later2 ,"2,478,640",14.7,"1,031,255",39.9,"343,210",7.1,"859,715",10.2,"244,460",23.4 ..1990- 19993,"2,292,790",13.6,"292,780",11.3,"779,155",16.2,"1,114,800",13.3,"106,060",10.2 ..1980- 1989,"3,960,450",23.5,"316,690",12.3,"1,311,755",27.2,"2,172,095",25.8,"159,905",15.3 ..1970- 1979,"5,697,270",33.8,"680,245",26.3,"1,640,550",34.1,"3,038,945",36.1,"337,530",32.3 ..Before 1970,"2,426,165",14.4,"261,595",10.1,"740,765",15.4,"1,226,965",14.6,"196,845",18.8 Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,, "1 The majority of those born in 'Latin America' are from Mexico. Those born in 'Other Areas' are from Africa, Oceania, and Northern America.",,,,,,,,,, 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: ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,