Table 3.

Characteristics of migration histories to the United States by length of stay (per cent)

	Short term migrants (in the U.S. ≤1 year)	Long term migrants (in the U.S. >1 year)
Mean years in the United States.	N/A	7.81
Length of stay in the United States
Stayed ≥10 years	N/A	24.11
Stayed between 5 and 10 years	N/A	25.67
Stayed < 5 years	N/A	50.21
Networks in U.S.	38.31	61.69
Mostly urban U.S. residence	36.09	42.41
U.S. citizen or resident	5.52	21.13
Age of first migration to the United States
< 20 years old	16.57	20.85
20–29 years old	36.69	33.05
30–39 years old	16.17	20.99
40–49 years old	12.23	7.52

Notes: Categories do not add up to 100 per cent because they include missing observations. N/A is not available.

Source: Authors’ calculation using the 2001 Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS).