Table 3.
Husband’s migration and wife’s autonomy: examining the success of husband’s migration
| 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Husband’s migration | ||
| Cumulative years away (log) | 0.220* (2.030) | 0.231* (2.130) |
| Current migration status based on remittances | ||
| Successful migrant (ref=non-migrant) | 0.854*** (4.170) | |
| Unsuccessful migrant (ref=non-migrant) | 0.801*** (3.730) | |
| Current migration status based on wife’s perception | ||
| Successful migrant (ref=non-migrant) | 0.677** (3.140) | |
| Unsuccessful migrant (ref=non-migrant) | 0.985*** (4.600) | |
| Wife’s activities | ||
| Wife’s cumulative years work (log) | 0.349** (3.110) | 0.343** (3.060) |
| Wife’s children born between 2000–2006 | 0.020 (0.340) | 0.022 (0.360) |
| Wife co-resides with in-laws | −0.438*** (−3.360) | −0.434*** (−3.340) |
| Controls | ||
| Wife’s age | 0.047** (2.760) | 0.048** (2.800) |
| Wife has 1–4 years education (ref=no education) | −0.098 (−0.660) | −0.082 (−0.550) |
| Wife has 5+ years education (ref=no education) | −0.110 (−0.580) | −0.084 (−0.440) |
| Wife is husband’s only or first spouse | −0.192 (−0.850) | −0.181 (−0.800) |
| Wife’s marital autonomy at time of marriage | 0.012 (0.170) | 0.007 (0.100) |
| Age wife started living with husband | −0.012 (−0.600) | −0.012 (−0.630) |
| Mainline religion (ref=no religion) | 0.170 (0.810) | 0.160 (0.750) |
| Other religion (ref=no religion) | 0.223 (1.240) | 0.216 (1.200) |
| Husband’s age | −0.006 (−0.450) | −0.006 (−0.440) |
| Husband has 1–4 years education (ref=no education) | 0.023 (0.120) | 0.037 (0.200) |
| Husband has 5+ years education (ref=no education) | 0.027 (0.130) | 0.045 (0.220) |
| Intercept 1 | −4.813*** (−7.610) | −4.870*** (−7.740) |
| Intercept 2 | 0.127 (0.210) | 0.085 (0.140) |
| Random effects (Village-level variance) | .260* | .266* |
| N | 1678 | 1678 |
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001, two tailed tests.
Numbers in parentheses are significance statistics (z-ratios).
Source: As for Table 1