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Today's second generation: evidence from the 1990 U.S. census

L Jensen, Y Chitose

    The International Migration Review
    |January 1, 1994
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    AdolescentsAge FactorsAmericasComparative StudiesDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic FactorsFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsGenerationsImmigrantsMigrantsMigrationNationalityNative-bornNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPlace Of BirthPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologySocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusStudiesUnited StatesYouth

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