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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2019 Dec;34(4):417–437. doi: 10.1007/s10823-019-09379-3

Table 4.

Logistic regression estimates of the association between the return migration experience, aging, and health insurance coverage (EMIF-Norte, 2014–2017)

Mexico health insurance coverage US Health insurance coverage


Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2

Deported 0.59 * 0.57 0.25 *** 0.06 ***
(0.12) (0.18) (0.06) (0.03)
Female 1.78 *** 1.75 *** 0.70 * 0.70 *
(0.27) (0.27) (0.10) (0.10)
Age group (ref: 15–24 years)
 25–34 years 0.63 * 0.59 * 0.66 * 0.62 **
(0.13) (0.16) (0.11) (0.11)
 35–44 years 0.70 0.71 1.10 1.04
(0.16) (0.17) (0.19) (0.18)
 45–54 years 0.85 0.88 1.16 1.12
(0.32) (0.35) (0.23) (0.22)
 55–64 years 1.70 * 1.73* 1.20 1.17
(0.38) (0.41) (0.17) (0.17)
 ≥ 65 years 2.39 *** 2.42 *** 0.72 * 0.69 *
(0.50) (0.54) (0.10) (0.10)
Interaction analysis
 Deported × 25–34 years 1.53 6.61 ***
(0.41) (2.01)
 Deported × 35–44 years 0.87 7.18 *
(0.18) (5.66)
 Deported × 45–54 years 0.47 ** 6.49 *
(0.11) (5.42)
 Deported × 55–64 years 0.20 *** 2.21
(0.05) (1.57)
 Deported x ≥ 65 years 0.00 0.00
(.) (.)
English (if speaks English) 1.69 ** 1.71 *** 6.48 *** 6.39 ***
(0.24) (0.25) (1.30) (1.27)
Family Networks (if has family in the U.S.) 1.65 ** 1.64 ** 2.03 *** 2.02 ***
(0.29) (0.28) (0.25) (0.26)
Educational attainment (ref: none)
 Some elementary education 1.80 *** 1.79 *** 0.67 0.66
(0.14) (0.13) (0.19) (0.19)
 Elementary education 1.00 0.99 0.52 *** 0.52 ***
(0.07) (0.07) (0.06) (0.06)
 Secondary education or more 0.54 * 0.53 * 1.12 1.11
(0.15) (0.16) (0.40) (0.40)
Marital status (ref: single)
 Partnered 0.71 0.71 0.97 0.96
(0.17) (0.17) (0.20) (0.21)
 Separated 0.78 0.78 1.02 1
(0.20) (0.19) (0.24) (0.24)
 Divorced 0.50 * 0.51 * 0.36 * 0.36 *
(0.15) (0.15) (0.18) (0.18)
 Widowed 0.92 0.92 0.75 0.74
(0.06) (0.15) (0.21) (0.20)
 Married 0.85 0.85 0.71 0.71
(0.20) (0.20) (0.17) (0.17)
Pseudo R-squared 0.14 0.20 0.10 0.14
N 16,173 16,173 13,594 13,594

Results are odds ratios

*

p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01

***

p < 0.001.

Robust standard errors in parentheses clustered at the survey-year level