Immigrants Admitted to the United States, 1986

This data collection contains information on the characteristics of aliens who became legal permanent residents of the United States in fiscal year 1986 (October 1985 through September 1986). Data are presented for two types of immigrants. The first category, New Arrivals, arrived from outside the United States with valid immigrant visas issued by the United States Department of State. Those in the second category, Adjustments, were already in the United States with temporary status and were adjusted to legal permanent residence through petition to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. Variables include port of entry, month and year of admission, class of admission, and state and area to which immigrants were admitted. Demographic information such as age, sex, marital status, occupation, country of birth, country of last permanent residence, and nationality is also provided.

本数据集收录了1986财年（即1985年10月至1986年9月）获得美国合法永久居民身份的外籍人士特征信息。数据涵盖两类移民群体：第一类为新入境移民（New Arrivals），此类移民从美国境外入境，持有由美国国务院（United States Department of State）签发的有效移民签证；第二类为身份调整类移民（Adjustments），此类移民此前已以临时身份留居美国，通过向美国移民与归化局（United States Immigration and Naturalization Service）提交申请，将身份调整为合法永久居民。数据集包含的变量包括入境口岸、入境年月、入境类别，以及移民获准入境的美国州域与区域；同时收录年龄、性别、婚姻状况、职业、出生国家、最后永久居住国及国籍等人口统计类信息。