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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2013 Jan 31;42(4):1092–1108. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.01.006

Table 2.

Means (and standard deviations) of variables of interest at mean household-year

Total Migrants Non-Migrants
Household Characteristics Mean (S.D.) Mean (S.D.) Mean (S.D.)

 New Business Holding Type During Household-Year (REF = No Business)
  Formal 0.1% (3.6%) 0.1% (0.4%) 0.2% (0.4%)
  Informal 1.1% (10.5%) 1.5% (1.2%) 1.0% (1.0%)
 U.S. Migration Experience (REF = Head with No Current/Recent U.S. Migration Experience)
  Head had U.S. experience in last 10 years 19.2% (39.5%) - - - -
  Head in U.S. 4.0% (19.5%) 6.3% (2.5%) - -
  Cumulative Years of Experience 0.8 (8.9) 3.0 (4.9) - -
  Years Since Return 2.1 (14.2) 7.6 (3.0) - -
 Owns Dwelling of Residence 64.9% (47.7%) 70.1% (8.3%) 63.6% (7.9%)
 Owns Another Residential Property 1.8% (13.3%) 2.8% (1.7%) 1.5% (1.2%)
 Owns 1+ Business Properties 0.0% (0.5%) 0.2% (0.5%) 0.2% (0.5%)
 Owns 1+ Non-Residential Property 1.4% (11.7%) 1.0% (1.0%) 0.1% (0.3%)
 Average Schooling of Members (years) 6.5 (24.7) 5.6 (23.0) 6.9 (25.3)
 Age of Household Head (years) 43.1 (49.5) 44.5 (49.7) 42.8 (49.5)
 Percent with 1+ Children by Age Group
  Children ages 0–4 37.2% (48.3%) 36.9% (6.1%) 37.2% (6.1%)
  Children ages 5–12 50.9% (50.0%) 51.2% (7.1%) 50.6% (7.1%)
  Children ages 13–17 37.1% (48.3%) 38.0% (6.2%) 36.9% (6.1%)
Community/Municipality Characteristics
 Community US Migration Prevalence Ratio 11.8% (32.3%) 17.2% (37.7%) 10.5% (30.7%)
 Municipal Female Labor Force Participation Rate 23.5% (42.4%) 22.7% (41.9%) 23.8% (42.6%)
 Percent Self-Employed in Municipality1 25.8% (43.7%) 25.4% (43.5%) 25.9% (43.8%)
 Percent Employer in Municipality1 2.4% (15.3%) 2.6% (15.9%) 2.3% (15.1%)
Community Size (REF = Metropolitan Area) 36.1% (48.0%) 23.3% (42.3%) 39.1% (48.8%)
  Smaller Urban Area 23.0% (42.1%) 36.4% (6.0%) 19.9% (4.5%)
  Town 40.9% (49.2%) 40.3% (6.3%) 41.1% (6.4%)
Regions (REF = Historical) 38.5% (48.7%) 55.6% (49.7%) 34.4% (47.5%)
  Border 25.0% (43.3%) 22.4% (4.7%) 25.7% (5.1%)
  Central 24.0% (42.7%) 15.9% (4.0%) 25.9% (5.1%)
  Southeast 12.5% (33.1%) 6.1% (2.5%) 14.1% (3.7%)
No. events 1,055 124 1,179
No. Households 9,460 1892 7,568

Sources: Household data are from Mexican Migration Project; community-level data are from 1980, 1990, and 2000 Mexican Population and Housing Census (provided by MMP in COMMUN file).