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. 2023 Dec 20;18(12):e0279783. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279783

Table 2. Estimated coefficients for intentions to stay in Country of Arrival (a) and to return to Ukraine (b), average marginal effects.

(a) Do you plan to stay in Country of Arrival (CoA)? (b) Which statements below may express your considerations about returning to Ukraine?
Stay in CoA Not stay in CoA Do not know I have nothing to return to in Ukraine I want to return as soon as the war ends I may return in case the war ends I may return even if the war continues I do not have an idea, I do not know
Survey
    Kraków (Poland) -.20*** .12*** .08* -.01 .01 .06* .07*** -.13***
    Vienna (Austria), ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Gender
    Male, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    Female -.04 -.03 .07 -.06** -.07 .04 -.02 .10*
Age
    Below 25 -.01 .02 -.02 -.01 -.02 .02 .09*** -.09*
    25+, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Residence before leaving Ukraine
    Kyiv, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    Central Ukraine .06 -.05 -.01 .06** -.07 .00 .00 .01
    Western Ukraine .06 -.02 -.04 .01 -.15*** .04 .06* .04
    Southern Ukraine .04 -.06* .02 .02 -.05 .00 -.01 .04
    Eastern Ukraine .06 -.06* .00 .12*** -.12*** .04 -.04* .00
Highest level of education
    Secondary general education or less .07 -.10*** .03 .04 -.08 .06 -.05** .03
    Vocational education .00 .00 .00 .01 .01 .01 -.03 .01
    Bachelor degree, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    Master degree or PhD .00 -.03 .03 .03 .03 .02 -.01 -.08**
Skills in dominant language of CoA
    No skills in German/Polish language, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    Skills in German/Polish language .10** -.02 -.08* -.01 -.04 .02 -.01 .05
Relationship status
    Cohabiting or married partner is not in Ukraine, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    Cohabiting or married partner is still in Ukraine -.13*** .07** .06 -.02 .15*** -.06 .05* -.11***
    Other family status: divorced, widowed, single (with or without partner) .01 .00 -.01 .04 -.02 -.05 .01 .02
Reasons for choice of CoA
    Unplanned, landed in CoA by chance -.02 -.09* .11* .04 -.02 -.02 -.01 .01
    Reason “unplanned, …” not reported, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    Family, friends or colleagues in CoA -.05 -.02 .07 .00 .03 -.02 .03 -.04
    Reason “family or …” not reported, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    Easier to find work in CoA .28*** -.23* -.05 .04 -.09 .04 -.04 .05
    Reason “easier to …” not reported, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    Other reason reported (geographical proximity, welfare/health system) -.03 -.02 .06 .01 .07 -.09* .04 -.02
    No other reason reported, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
    No reason reported -.37* .04 .34* .08 .24 -.25 .09 -.15
    At least one reason reported, ref. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Cragg & Uhler’s R 2 .19 .25
LL Intercept only -1,523 -2,250
LL Full model -1,387 -2,047
LR test 272*** 405***
AIC 1.95 2.93
BIC -7,683 -5,704
N 1,547 1,540

Sources: UkrPL and UkrAiA.

Note: Models additionally control for survey mode (paper-and-pencil or web survey), religious denomination, subjective health, employment status before leaving Ukraine and parenthood status. Ref. = reference category.

* p < 0.05

** p < 0.01

*** p < 0.00