`,,,, Table 4.6b Lower Bound of the Estimates - Year of Entry of the Foreign-Born Population from Latin America by Sex and Sub-Region of Birth: 2003,,,, ,,,, SEX AND YEAR OF ENTRY,,Sub-Region of Birth,, ,Latin America,Caribbean,Central America1,South America "Total, Both Sexes","17,332,870","3,034,183","11,948,084","2,232,578" ..2000 or later2 ,"2,615,283","257,237","1,855,690","463,316" ..1990- 1999,"6,230,830","865,090","4,536,638","763,147" ..1980- 1989,"4,507,781","845,725","3,094,341","509,351" ..1970- 1979,"2,210,552","475,483","1,473,609","230,209" ..Before 1970,"1,527,297","509,553","793,926","190,753" ,,,, .Total Male,"9,012,632","1,400,777","6,477,179","1,070,761" ..2000 or later2 ,"1,425,977","118,986","1,047,885","231,330" ..1990- 1999 ,"3,252,949","409,469","2,449,522","354,092" ..1980- 1989,"2,373,442","389,514","1,707,673","242,196" ..1970- 1979,"1,121,601","210,538","778,198","111,732",,, ..Before 1970,"689,989","219,773","367,190","83,157",,, ,,,,,,, .Total Female,"8,298,337","1,620,822","5,453,570","1,153,623",,, ..2000 or later2 ,"1,173,909","133,121","789,050","227,896",,, ..1990- 1999,"2,962,005","446,757","2,074,076","400,453",,, ..1980- 1989,"2,118,433","447,489","1,373,220","261,360",,, ..1970- 1979,"1,078,740","257,349","686,401","112,200",,, ..Before 1970,"826,124","283,269","418,701","103,765",,, Footnotes:,,,,,,, 1 The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. ,,,,,,, 2 The category '2000 or later' includes 2000-2002.,,,,,,, "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. The confidence interval computed here is a 90-percent confidence interval ,,,,,,, and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90-percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2003",,,,,,, " Immigration Statistics Staff, Population Division",,,,,,, Internet Release date: ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,