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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 13.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Am Acad Pol Soc Sci. 2010 Jul;630(1):270–293. doi: 10.1177/0002716210368113

Table 3.

Probability that a person with U.S. migration experience becomes a permanent resident sponsored by a specific relative

Mexico DR Nicaragua
A. Men

Spouse 0.016 (0.002) 0.262 (0.025) 0.013 (0.007)
Parent 0.026 (0.002) 0.485 (0.028) 0.038 (0.012)
Child 0.004 (0.001) 0.019 (0.008) 0.029 (0.011)
Sibling 0.005 (0.001) 0.032 (0.010) 0.013 (0.007)
B. Women

Spouse 0.089 (0.006) 0.301 (0.026) 0.114 (0.022)
Parent 0.050 (0.005) 0.497 (0.028) 0.065 (0.017)
Child 0.015 (0.003) 0.035 (0.010) 0.040 (0.014)
Sibling 0.006 (0.002) 0.029 (0.009) 0.005 (0.005)
C. Both Sexes

Spouse 0.035 (0.002) 0.282 (0.018) 0.059 (0.011)
Parent 0.032 (0.002) 0.491 (0.020) 0.050 (0.010)
Child 0.007 (0.001) 0.027 (0.007) 0.034 (0.009)
Sibling 0.006 (0.001) 0.031 (0.007) 0.009 (0.005)