Table 2.
Means (and standard deviations) of variables of interest at mean household-year
| Total | Migrants | Non-Migrants | |
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| Household Characteristics | Mean (S.D.) | Mean (S.D.) | Mean (S.D.) |
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| 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).