Table XXIV
Average Interval Before Filing Petition, After Arrival, at Ages Twenty-one or Over, by Races
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| Country of Birth | Number in Age Group 21 Years and Over | Average Interval (Years) |
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| 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 |
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note 1: This average includes the figures for races whose numbers are too small to justify generalization.
They Are Young People
They were young men. More than 60 per cent of them were between the ages of 18 and 30 years. Of the 26,284 applicants for citizenship whose petitions were examined, 16,586—over three-fifths—came to this country between the ages of 18 and 30. The preponderance is striking: