Table 3.

Estimates of equations used to predict out-migration and return migration in a dynamic simulation of Mexican migration to the United States

Variable	Out-migration		Return migration
	B	SE	B	SE
Age	−0.016	0.001	0.023	0.002
Sex (=Male)	1.468	0.055	0.292	0.103
Number of prior U.S. trips	0.259	0.004	0.018	0.005
Months of prior U.S. experience	0.007	0.001	−0.012	0.001
Number of U.S. trips in community	0.182	0.012	−0.066	0.020
Months of U.S. experience in community	0.011	0.001	−0.005	0.002
Constant	−4.791	0.146	−3.636	0.294
Person-years	316,928		28,811
−2 log likelihood	86,744		22,654

Coefficients for survey year are not shown; all coefficients shown are significant at P < 0.001. B, regression coefficient; SE, standard error.