Table 4.
Regression of Immigration Problems Index (1 = least problematic, 10 = most problematic) on key predictors, with robust standard errors.A
| Variable | OLS Coef. | S.E. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
County of
Residence |
Person | -- | -- |
| Chatham | −0.202 | −0.128 | |
| Gender | Female | -- | -- |
| Male | −0.307* | −0.125 | |
|
Race and
Ethnicity |
White (non-Hispanic) | -- | -- |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | −0.093 | −0.177 | |
| Hispanic and other | −0.754^ | −0.406 | |
| Education | No High School Degree | 0.173 | −0.248 |
| High School, GED, some college | -- | -- | |
| Bachelor’s Degree or Higher | −0.887** | −0.147 | |
| Employment | Non-managerial worker | -- | -- |
| Managerial worker | 0.218 | −0.172 | |
| Unemployed | 0.288 | −0.333 | |
| Retired | −0.301 | −0.208 | |
| Not in Labor Market | −0.175 | −0.248 | |
|
Competition
Indicators |
Parent of public school student | 0.466* | −0.19 |
| Own Finances are bad | 0.126 | −0.204 | |
|
Direct
Contact with Immigrants |
Socialized with an immigrant | −0.754** | −0.134 |
| Worked with an immigrant | −0.498* | −0.217 | |
| Hears foreign language very often | 0.504** | −0.128 | |
| Hears foreign lang. at work very | 0.358 | −0.221 | |
| Media | Reads Newspaper Frequently | −0.328* | −0.132 |
| Watches “Lou Dobbs Tonight” | 0.326* | −0.132 | |
| Immig. in media several times | 0.106 | −0.125 | |
|
Tolerance for
Diversity |
Born outside North Carolina | −0.472** | −0.144 |
| Speaks a foreign language | −0.572* | −0.231 | |
| Has a foreign-born grandparent | −0.094 | −0.176 | |
|
Political
Orientation |
Liberal | −1.395** | −0.215 |
| Moderate | -- | -- | |
| Conservative | 0.396** | −0.134 | |
| N | 998 | ||
| r2 | 0.30 |
A
Model includes dummy variables for age, coefficients not shown
**
p <.01
*
p<.05
^
p<.10
Source: New Immigrant Destinations Project survey, August 2008.