Research Article

The Influence of Race on Employment Status and Earnings of African Immigrant Men in the United States

Table 2

Percentage distribution of Black and White African immigrant men aged 16 to 64 by selected sociodemographic characteristics.

1980199020002008
CharacteristicsBlackWhiteBlackWhiteBlackWhiteBlackWhite

Age group
 16 to 24 years22.424.811.614.015.210.616.49.2
 25 to 34 years55.730.245.334.527.423.825.119.9
 35 to 44 years17.323.433.227.735.332.426.429.6
 45 to 64 years4.621.69.923.822.233.232.141.3
Education
 Less than 9 years1.54.42.72.23.61.74.21.4
 9 to 12 years16.429.417.319.731.523.329.422.0
 13 years or more82.166.380.078.264.975.066.476.6
Enrollment
 Not in school38.273.261.180.672.584.973.287.7
 In school61.826.838.919.427.515.126.812.3
Marital status
 Not married51.839.349.137.746.634.548.432.3
 Married48.260.750.962.353.465.551.667.7
Duration of immigration
 Less than 5 years57.537.331.224.030.320.921.714.5
 5 to 9 years35.432.951.536.826.216.433.321.3
 10 years or more7.129.917.339.243.562.745.064.2
English proficiency
 Speaks only English21.838.022.039.419.837.820.836.5
 Speaks very well56.939.958.343.158.144.854.840.2
 Speaks well19.419.116.214.717.514.019.017.8
 Not well1.93.13.52.84.63.45.55.5
Region
 Northeast34.731.727.334.428.729.624.030.5
 Midwest19.414.014.010.917.112.618.713.3
 South33.325.541.924.739.930.941.133.0
 West12.728.816.829.914.326.916.223.2
Labor force participation
 Not in labor force39.219.315.812.420.516.914.612.4
 In labor force60.880.784.287.679.583.185.487.6
Average annual personal income7,42316,27817,78535,65728,20257,47433,29072,789
Total number of cases39,62053,94010,637185,04525,433410,924349,103815,6431

Source: analysis based on 5 percent IPUMS data sets.