========================================= | NUMBER IN | AVERAGE COUNTRY OF BIRTH | AGE GROUP | INTERVAL | 15-20 | (Years) ------------------+-----------+---------- All countries | 9,512 | 11.0{1} | | France | 10 | 17.7 Canada | 99 | 17.3 Switzerland | 50 | 15.6 Germany | 600 | 14.1 England | 216 | 13.6 Sweden | 269 | 12.7 Scotland | 57 | 12.7 Denmark | 65 | 12.2 Holland | 32 | 12.2 Finland | 54 | 11.7 Ireland | 609 | 11.5 Norway | 148 | 11.3 Italy | 1,198 | 10.8 Hungary | 960 | 10.8 Austria | 1,658 | 10.6 Rumania | 202 | 10.2 Russia | 3,055 | 9.9 Greece | 47 | 9.7 Turkey in Asia | 69 | 9.0 Turkey in Europe | 42 | 7.9 ========================================= [note 1: This average includes the figures for races whose numbers are too small to justify generalization.] The striking thing in these tables is the fact that almost without exception the countries showing the longest intervals are those representing the old immigration. TABLE XXIV AVERAGE INTERVAL BEFORE FILING PETITION, AFTER ARRIVAL, AT AGES TWENTY-ONE OR OVER, BY RACES ========================================= | NUMBER IN | | AGE GROUP | AVERAGE COUNTRY OF BIRTH | 21 YEARS | INTERVAL | AND OVER | (Years) ------------------+-----------+---------- All countries | 13,849 | 10.6{1} | | Canada | 198 | 16.4 Sweden | 316 | 13.1 Switzerland | 140 | 12.2 France | 57 | 11.9 Germany | 1,425 | 11.9 England | 538 | 11.7 Italy | 1,742 | 11.4 Norway | 228 | 10.8 Scotland | 218 | 10.6 Finland | 84 | 10.5 Austria | 1,828 | 10.5 Denmark | 122 | 10.2 Holland | 90 | 10.1 Hungary | 1,291 | 9.9 Rumania | 278 | 9.8 Russia | 3,936 | 9.6 Ireland | 1,087 | 9.6 Greece | 31 | 8.6 Turkey in Asia | 63 | 8.5 Turkey in Europe | 42 | 8.1 ========================================= [note 1: This average includes the figures for races whose numbers are too small to justify generalization.] THEY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE