Use the condensed information from the Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups to follow the examples.

To compute what percentage of the Immigrants were from Spain in 1831-1840, identify the following from the chart:
        a)    how many people emigrants were there from Spain?
                    (2,125)
        b)  how many immigrants were there from all countries?
                    (599125)
If you didn't find this information, consult with your instructor.

To compute the percentage:
    # of Spanish emigrants / (divided by) # of immigrants x (times) 100

You should have gotten:  .3546839140413.
When this number is rounded to the nearest hundredth (two places to the right of the decimal), it is 0.35%.
 

Let's try another:
a)  Find the number of emigrants from Switzerland between 1831-1840?
                (4,821)
b)  Find the total emigrants from all countries between 1831-1840?
                (599,125)
# of emigrants from Switzerland / (divided by) # of emigrants from all countries x (times) 100.

Compute and you should get:  0.8046734821615
When you round this number to the nearest hundredth (two places to the right of  the decimal), you get 0.80%.

Guided Practice

Now you try this one:
a)  Find the number of emigrants from Ireland in 1871-1880.
b)  Find the total number of emigrants from all countries between 1871-1880.
c)  Compute and round.

Click here to see what you should have gotten.

Your Turn
#1
    a)  Find the number of emigrants from Sweden from 1871-1880.
    b)  Find the total number of emigrants from all countries between 1871-1880.
    c)  Compute and round.

#2
    a)  Find the number of emigrants from Sweden between 1891-1900.
    b)  Find the total number of emigrants from all countries between these years.
    c)  Compute and round.