Table 1.
Main characteristics of the sample
| Mexican immigrants in the U.S. born in Mexico (Immigrants) | Return Mexican migrants in Mexico (Return migrants) | Mexicans without a history of migration to the U.S. (Non-migrants) | Non-Hispanic whites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of observations (weighted) | 1,528,577 | 1,441,854 | 12,464,942 | 66,808,452 |
| Groups of age (%) | ||||
| 50–59 years old | 54.46 | 26.83 | 36.71 | 38.67 |
| 60–69 years old | 26.59 | 35.56 | 35.05 | 28.13 |
| 70 years old or above | 18.95 | 37.61 | 28.24 | 33.20 |
| Male (%) | 49.18 | 76.68 | 42.35 | 46.45 |
| Female (%) | 50.82 | 23.32 | 57.65 | 53.55 |
| Years of education (%) | ||||
| 0–3 | 35.74 | 59.83 | 58.40 | 0.31 |
| 4–6 | 29.79 | 23.74 | 23.60 | 0.81 |
| 7–9 | 10.60 | 7.01 | 10.86 | 6.59 |
| More than 10 | 23.86 | 9.42 | 7.15 | 92.29 |
| Marital Status (%) | ||||
| Single | 29.10 | 26.82 | 34.57 | 30.81 |
| Married | 70.90 | 73.18 | 65.43 | 69.19 |
| Health Insurance (%) | 63.73 | 78.19 | 76.80 | 94.79 |
| Duration of Stay in the U.S. (mean) in years | 35.81 (15.04) | 4.81 (7.68) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Number of observations (unweighted) | 505 | 1,482 | 11,054 | 14,241 |
Note: The sample includes people 50 years old or above. For observations missing data in 2003, we used data from the 2001 wave when appropriate. Standard deviation in parentheses.
Source: Author’s calculation using the 2003 Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) and the 2004 Health and Retirement Study (HRS).