Children of Immigrants Data Tool

Users can customize charts and tables containing statistics that describe children of immigrants in the United States. Users can download tables and charts as an Excel or PDF file. Topics include: citizenship, immigrant status, poverty and education, among others. Background The Children of Immigrants Data Tool and fact sheets are maintained by the Urban Institute, which conducts economic and social policy research to inform public policy. This interactive data tool describes the population of children of immigrants in the United States. Topics include: citizenship, immigrant status, poverty, and education, among others. User Functionality Users can interact with the Children of Immigrants Data Tool to customize charts and ta bles describing characteristics of U.S. children of immigrants, age 0-17 in 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 their parents, and families. The results generated from the interactive data tool can be downloaded as an Excel or PDF file. In addition, users can download the Children of Immigrants Fact Sheet as a PDF file. Data Notes Data Tool statistics were derived from the 2005-2008 American Community Survey. Data sources for the fact sheet include: the 2000 U.S. Census of Population and Housing; the 2002, 2003, and 2005 U.S. Current Population Survey, Annual Demographic and Economic Supplement, March; and The Urban Institute’s 1999 and 2002 National Survey of America’s Families.