Sex ratio of immigrants in New York City
Did you know that New York City is home to more foreign-born females than males? In 2011, there were 89 males for every 100 females among the city’s foreign-born population. Nothing too surprising, you may think. NYC’s native-born population is also characterized by a lesser number of males than females, as a result, primarily, of males having a higher mortality. But there are other, more significant reasons to the foreign-born’s sex ratio that become apparent when looking at differences between...