Abstract
The author analyzes the demographic and social composition of Dutch immigrant households at the time of their arrival in the United States. The data are derived from ship passenger lists for selected U.S. ports over the period 1820-1880. Age-sex ratios and family status of the immigrants are considered and an attempt is made determine if migration patterns shifted in response to basic socioeconomic structural changes or if short-term cultural and economic crises in the Netherlands were more influential. (EXCERPT)
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