Population Characteristics
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CHILDREN OF FOREIGN-BORN PARENTS
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The foreign-born population in the United
States has increased substantially since the 1970s, largely
due to immigration from Asia and Latin America. In 2003,
over 20 percent of children living in the United States
had at least one foreign-born parent. Of all children, 16.5
percent were born in the United States to foreign-born parents
and 4 percent were themselves foreignborn. Most children
(76.2 percent) were nativeborn and lived in households with
native-born parents.
Children with foreign-born parents were
more likely than children with native-born parents to have
family incomes below 100 percent of the Federal poverty
level. Health insurance coverage also varies by nativity:
native-born children with foreign-born parents were the
most likely to have public insurance, while foreign-born
children with foreign-born parents were the most likely
to be uninsured. Native-born children with nativeborn parents
were most likely to have private insurance.
> Pie
Chart: Children Under Age 18, by Nativity of Child and
Parent(s), 2003
> Bar
Chart: Children Under Age 18, by Health Insurance Status
and Nativity of Child and Parent(s): 2003
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