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Table 9. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Broad Class of Admission and Selected Demographic Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2015

By Sex

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,051,031	213,910	144,047	465,068	47,934	151,995	28,077
Female	569,536	112,487	69,632	277,490	21,420	72,405	16,102
Male	481,485	101,418	74,414	187,574	26,514	79,590	11,975
Unknown	10	5	1	4	-	-	-

By Age

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,051,031	213,910	144,047	465,068	47,934	151,995	28,077
Under 1 year	3,188	1,247	155	284	773	-	729
1 to 4 years	34,079	11,690	3,697	8,271	3,563	5,489	1,369
5 to 9 years	52,874	16,712	8,929	11,647	3,246	11,317	1,023
10 to 14 years	59,800	19,830	9,339	15,782	2,232	11,404	1,213
15 to 19 years	79,616	27,581	11,635	23,875	2,152	12,023	2,350
20 to 24 years	93,150	23,968	4,582	40,390	6,592	14,451	3,167
25 to 29 years	124,337	14,227	8,072	70,227	9,581	19,230	3,000
30 to 34 years	134,191	17,046	27,650	60,695	7,757	17,334	3,709
35 to 39 years	111,216	18,745	29,369	40,428	4,899	13,856	3,919
40 to 44 years	90,458	18,622	20,096	32,153	2,925	13,109	3,553
45 to 49 years	70,846	15,807	11,340	29,175	1,836	10,520	2,168
50 to 54 years	56,705	12,649	5,501	28,345	1,131	7,989	1,090
55 to 59 years	45,289	8,484	2,267	28,555	677	4,842	464
60 to 64 years	36,581	4,607	972	26,942	379	3,487	194
65 to 74 years	43,179	2,461	407	35,143	173	4,889	106
75 years and over	15,517	231	35	13,155	18	2,055	23
Unknown	5	3	1	1	-	-	-

By Broad Age Group

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,051,031	213,910	144,047	465,068	47,934	151,995	28,077
Under 16 years	164,058	54,430	24,101	40,136	10,156	30,518	4,717
16 to 20 years	83,972	29,284	11,293	25,756	2,756	12,321	2,562
21 years and over	802,996	130,193	108,652	399,175	35,022	109,156	20,798
Unknown	5	3	1	1	-	-	-

By Marital Status

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,051,031	213,910	144,047	465,068	47,934	151,995	28,077
Married	615,259	79,150	88,942	348,979	22,798	63,177	12,213
Single	363,590	121,843	52,562	76,075	23,167	76,625	13,318
Widowed	26,831	1,233	130	21,677	128	3,463	200
Divorced/separated	41,993	11,434	2,115	17,096	1,818	7,755	1,775
Unknown	3,358	250	298	1,241	23	975	571

By Occupation

Characteristic	Total	Family-Sponsored Preferences	Employment-Based Preferences	Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens	Diversity	Refugees and Asylees	Other
Total	1,051,031	213,910	144,047	465,068	47,934	151,995	28,077
Management, professional, and related occupations	151,755	26,710	58,806	43,063	15,149	7,564	463
Service occupations	25,130	2,783	1,353	10,616	817	9,416	145
Sales and office occupations	18,666	4,513	1,877	8,013	1,433	2,733	97
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	4,157	1,675	84	2,065	36	231	66
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations	24,112	5,855	569	15,770	336	1,469	113
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	22,445	2,761	978	8,368	150	10,068	120
Military	37	3	8	21	-	4	1
No occupation/not working outside home	456,532	123,235	52,575	192,848	19,794	61,276	6,804
Unknown	348,197	46,375	27,797	184,304	10,219	59,234	20,268

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	456,532	123,235	52,575	192,848	19,794	61,276	6,804
Homemakers	139,467	31,920	12,902	84,472	1,955	6,770	1,448
Students or children	251,660	88,388	34,545	67,373	17,336	38,826	5,192
Retirees	11,486	59	192	9,977	6	1,236	16
Unemployed	53,919	2,868	4,936	31,026	497	14,444	148