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Census 1960 (US, County & State)

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Table:

T41. Age - Detailed Breakdown Under 21 [23]

Universe: Total Population

Table Details

T41.

Age - Detailed Breakdown Under 21

Universe: Total Population

Variable	Label
T041_001	Total Population
T041_002	Age Under 1
T041_003	Age 1
T041_004	Age 2
T041_005	Age 3
T041_006	Age 4
T041_007	Age 5
T041_008	Age 6
T041_009	Age 7
T041_010	Age 8
T041_011	Age 9
T041_012	Age 10
T041_013	Age 11
T041_014	Age 12
T041_015	Age 13
T041_016	Age 14
T041_017	Age 15
T041_018	Age 16
T041_019	Age 17
T041_020	Age 18
T041_021	Age 19
T041_022	Age 20
T041_023	Age 21 and older

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

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

Census year	Total	Native		Foreign born
Census year	Total	Total	Native of foreign or mixed parentage	Foreign born
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

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