Table 6.
Logistic regression estimates of the association between the migration experience, aging and chronic health conditions (EMIF-Norte, 2014–2017)
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| Legal migrant (first migration) | 0.45 *** | 0.40 *** | 0.94 | 1.17 | 0.56 *** | 0.85 |
| (0.07) | (0.06) | (0.43) | (0.68) | (0.07) | (0.92) | |
| Female | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.75 *** | 0.75 *** | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| (0.06) | (0.06) | (0.06) | (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.04) | |
| Age group (ref: 15–24 years) | ||||||
| 25–34 years | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.83 | 1.78 | 1.37 | 1.44 |
| (0.04) | (0.05) | (0.82) | (0.83) | (0.36) | (0.39) | |
| 35–44 years | 2.59 *** | 2.59 *** | 6.17 *** | 6.10 *** | 3.18 *** | 3.27 *** |
| (0.62) | (0.62) | (2.57) | (2.61) | (0.73) | (0.81) | |
| 45–54 years | 4.48 *** | 4.26 *** | 11.70 *** | 11.17 *** | 7.93 *** | 7.75 *** |
| (1.48) | (1.36) | (6.27) | (6.16) | (2.09) | (2.08) | |
| 55–64 years | 6.34 *** | 6.18 *** | 15.33 *** | 14.92 *** | 13.75 *** | 13.74 *** |
| (3.02) | (2.90) | (7.77) | (7.46) | (5.08) | (5.04) | |
| ≥ 65 years | 12.79 *** | 12.55 *** | 20.44 *** | 19.51 *** | 23.37 *** | 23.52 *** |
| (5.45) | (5.34) | (8.38) | (8.30) | (9.13) | (9.41) | |
| Interaction analysis (first migration) | ||||||
| Legal migrant × 25–34 years | – | – | – | 0.81 | – | 0.19 *** |
| – | – | – | (0.27) | – | (0.06) | |
| Legal migrant × 35–44 years | – | 0.42 | – | 0.59 | – | 0.41 |
| – | (0.25) | – | (0.37) | – | (0.45) | |
| Legal migrant × 45–54 years | – | 0.63 | – | 0.97 | – | 1.11 |
| – | (0.51) | – | (0.50) | – | (1.34) | |
| Legal migrant × 55–64 years | – | 2.18 ** | – | 0.62 | – | 0.74 |
| – | (0.49) | – | (0.38) | – | (0.94) | |
| Legal migrant x ≥ 65 years | – | 1.47 * | – | 0.00 | – | 0.59 |
| – | (0.25) | – | (.) | – | (0.70) | |
| English (if speaks English) | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.27 * | 1.27 * | 0.92 | 0.92 |
| (0.28) | (0.28) | (0.14) | (0.14) | (0.13) | (0.13) | |
| Family Networks (if has family in the U.S.) | 2.73 *** | 2.73 *** | 4.50 *** | 4.47 *** | 3.04 ** | 3.03 ** |
| (0.60) | (0.61) | (0.63) | (0.60) | (1.06) | (1.08) | |
| Educational attainment (ref: none) | ||||||
| Some elementary education | 0.65 *** | 0.65 *** | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 |
| (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.18) | (0.18) | (0.16) | (0.16) | |
| Elementary education | 0.62 ** | 0.62 ** | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.62 * | 0.62 * |
| (0.11) | (0.11) | (0.25) | (0.26) | (0.13) | (0.13) | |
| Secondary education or more | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| (0.42) | (0.42) | (0.55) | (0.54) | (0.50) | (0.50) | |
| Marital status (ref: partnered) | ||||||
| Separated | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 |
| (0.13) | (0.13) | (0.42) | (0.43) | (0.52) | (0.52) | |
| Divorced | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| (0.25) | (0.25) | (0.30) | (0.31) | (0.28) | (0.28) | |
| Widowed | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 1.53 | 1.55 |
| (0.19) | (0.19) | (0.19) | (0.19) | (0.45) | (0.44) | |
| Married | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 1.22 | 1.22 |
| (0.17) | (0.17) | (0.15) | (0.15) | (0.32) | (0.31) | |
| Single | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
| (0.28) | (0.27) | (0.16) | (0.16) | (0.18) | (0.17) | |
| Current migratory status (ref: unauthorized) | ||||||
| US citizen | 3.87 ** | 3.89 ** | 3.22 * | 3.24 * | 1.87 | 1.88 |
| (1.74) | (1.76) | (1.55) | (1.59) | (0.82) | (0.82) | |
| US resident | 4.42 *** | 4.45 *** | 3.04 ** | 3.07 ** | 2.45 *** | 2.46 *** |
| (0.53) | (0.54) | (1.28) | (1.31) | (0.30) | (0.27) | |
| Temporary visitor | 1.93 *** | 1.97 *** | 1.77 * | 1.79 * | 1.72 * | 1.74 * |
| (0.33) | (0.35) | (0.41) | (0.42) | (0.34) | (0.35) | |
| Pseudo R-squared | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| N | 13,563 | 13,488 | 13,079 | 13,005 | 13,280 | 13,280 |
Results are odds ratios
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001.
Robust standard errors in parentheses clustered at the survey-year level