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Table 9. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Broad Class of Admission and Selected Demographic Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2016

By Sex

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,183,505	238,087	137,893	566,706	49,865	157,425	33,529
Female	644,002	124,895	66,743	336,868	22,381	74,440	18,675
Male	539,472	113,179	71,150	229,824	27,483	82,985	14,851
Unknown	31	13	-	14	1	-	3

By Age

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,183,505	238,087	137,893	566,706	49,865	157,425	33,529
Under 1 year	3,313	1,516	D	291	875	D	464
1 to 4 years	38,550	13,252	3,693	9,729	3,872	5,691	2,313
5 to 9 years	61,158	19,053	9,103	16,192	3,557	11,445	1,808
10 to 14 years	67,618	21,772	9,514	21,353	2,265	11,076	1,638
15 to 19 years	90,610	30,560	11,686	31,038	2,235	12,474	2,617
20 to 24 years	103,620	25,291	4,700	48,468	6,967	14,464	3,730
25 to 29 years	139,172	17,086	8,174	79,716	9,634	20,838	3,724
30 to 34 years	147,282	19,781	25,767	69,453	7,923	20,042	4,316
35 to 39 years	116,466	20,043	26,056	46,118	4,957	14,897	4,395
40 to 44 years	97,486	20,029	18,769	37,905	3,048	13,963	3,772
45 to 49 years	81,346	18,107	11,317	36,558	1,951	10,956	2,457
50 to 54 years	66,839	14,226	5,407	36,377	1,251	8,257	1,321
55 to 59 years	54,151	9,466	2,160	36,604	710	4,633	578
60 to 64 years	44,366	4,978	954	34,751	359	3,095	229
65 to 74 years	51,936	2,664	391	44,573	238	3,923	147
75 years and over	19,592	263	D	17,580	23	D	20

By Broad Age Group

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,183,505	238,087	137,893	566,706	49,865	157,425	33,529
Under 16 years	187,010	61,222	24,595	53,064	10,963	30,537	6,629
16 to 20 years	95,699	32,428	11,231	33,390	2,895	12,859	2,896
21 years and over	900,796	144,437	102,067	480,252	36,007	114,029	24,004

By Marital Status

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,183,505	238,087	137,893	566,706	49,865	157,425	33,529
Married	688,392	91,298	82,083	412,640	23,625	64,218	14,528
Single	401,561	128,816	52,901	101,245	22,931	80,163	15,505
Widowed	32,341	1,338	172	27,208	144	3,238	241
Divorced/separated	50,918	14,006	2,196	21,246	2,754	8,918	1,798
Unknown	10,293	2,629	541	4,367	411	888	1,457

By Occupation

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,183,505	238,087	137,893	566,706	49,865	157,425	33,529
Management, professional, and related occupations	115,961	11,532	56,147	28,829	11,354	7,262	837
Service occupations	29,464	2,258	1,600	14,090	371	11,026	119
Sales and office occupations	44,295	14,529	4,628	19,677	1,845	3,339	277
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	13,168	5,018	196	7,396	D	D	29
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations	12,213	1,675	406	7,861	193	2,008	70
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	43,268	6,941	1,110	24,434	326	10,338	119
Military	74	6	11	49	D	D	-
No occupation/not working outside home	565,255	147,911	54,110	271,046	22,647	59,641	9,900
Unknown	359,807	48,217	19,685	193,324	12,904	63,499	22,178

No Occupation/Not Working Outside Home

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	565,255	147,911	54,110	271,046	22,647	59,641	9,900
Homemakers	160,758	35,023	12,279	102,975	2,237	6,127	2,117
Students or children	281,933	96,981	35,388	85,545	18,653	37,965	7,401
Retirees	11,769	47	191	10,371	D	1,139	D
Unemployed	110,795	15,860	6,252	72,155	D	14,410	D

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Table 9. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Broad Class of Admission and Selected Demographic Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2016

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Table 9. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Broad Class of Admission and Selected Demographic Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2016

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