| Data Dictionary: | Census 1960 (US, County & State) |
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Survey: Census 1960 (US, County & State)
| Data Source: | Social Explorer & U.S. Census Bureau |
Data set: Social Explorer Tables (SE)
| Table: | T23. Age (Short Version) [5] |
Universe: Total Population
Table Details
| T23. | Age (Short Version) | ||||||||||||
| Universe: Total Population | |||||||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
| Excerpt from: | U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Population: 1960. Subject Reports, Nativity and Parentage. Final Report PC(2)-1A. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1965. |
| Nativity and Parentage (Volume II, Part I - Subject Reports) -> Definitions and Explanations -> Age |
The age classification is based on the age of the person in completed years as of April 1, 1960, as determined from the reply to a question on month and year of birth.
Table D. Median Age of the White Population, By Nativity and Parentage, For Conterminous United States: 1900 To 1960
Table D. Median Age of the White Population, By Nativity and Parentage, For Conterminous United States: 1900 To 1960
| Census year | Total | Native | Foreign born | |
| Total | Native of foreign or mixed parentage | |||
| 1960 | 30.1 | 28.3 | 43.0 | 57.7 |
| 1950 | 30.6 | 28.6 | 23.8 | 56.1 |
| 1940 | 29.5 | 26.9 | 29.4 | 51.0 |
| 1930 | 26.9 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 43.9 |
| 1920 | 25.6 | 22.4 | 21.6 | 40.0 |
| 1910 | 24.4 | 21.4 | 20.0 | 37.2 |
| 1900 | 23.4 | 20.2 | 18.2 | 38.5 |
