Woodrow-Lafield, Karen A. 1996. “Kin Counts for U.S. Natives and Immigrants.” Abstract.



Counts of even the closest kin, parents, siblings, and children, are unknown because questions about family relationships are usually residentially based, omitting those living outside the household. This research presents consanguineal kin counts by nativity of the key individual based on supplementary questions in the November 1989 Current Population Survey. Similarly, counts of consanguineal kin living outside the United States are presented. Each foreign-born resident has an average of slightly more than one of these consanguineal kin abroad who could potentially wish to immigrate legally under current provisions. However, many are siblings for whom there would almost certainly be quite lengthy delays.