Table 2.

Ordinary least squares coefficients for a model of number of depressive symptoms by household out-migration status, rural Chinese households, 2008 (n=709; 95% confidence intervals in parentheses).

CES-D score	Model 1 Dichotomous migration status	Model 2 Migration and remittances status
Migrant household	2.38*
	(0.34, 4.42)
HH migration status (ref. non-migrant HH)
Migrant HH without remittances		2.65*,a
		(0.29, 5.01)
Migrant HH with remittances		1.53
		(−0.94, 3.99)
Male	−2.28*	−2.31**
	(−4.01, −0.54)	(−4.05, −0.57)
Age (ref. 18–24)
25–34	3.92	3.96
	(−1.91, 9.75)	(−1.85, 9.78)
35–44	5.27*	5.36*
	(0.13, 10.41)	(0.19, 10.52)
45–54	5.87**	6.02**
	(1.65, 10.08)	(1.63, 10.40)
55–64	5.39*	5.52*
	(0.50, 10.28)	(0.61, 10.42)
Marital status (ref. never married)
Currently married	−3.93*	−3.92*
	(−7.34, −0.52)	(−7.36, −0.49)
Divorced, separated, or widowed	−5.35*	−5.36*
	(−10.45, −0.24)	(−10.47, −0.24)
Currently working	−1.59	−1.59
	(−4.88, 1.69)	(−4.86, 1.69)
Education (ref. no education)
Primary school	−1.45	−1.39
	(−4.19, 1.28)	(−4.02, 1.23)
Lower middle school	−3.09*	−3.06*
	(−5.78, −0.41)	(−5.69, −0.44)
Upper middle school	−2.48+	−2.46+
	(−5.00, 0.46)	(−5.01, 0.08)
Monthly income	−0.57+	−0.57+
	(−1.17, 0.02)	(−1.17, 0.02)
HH size	−0.29	−0.30
	(−0.97, 0.39)	(−0.98, 0.38)
Previous migrant	0.24	0.33
	(−2.66, 3.14)	(−2.45, 3.10)
Intercept	19.46***	19.38***
	(13.36, 25.57)	(13.25, 25.50)
R-square	0.13	0.13

⁺p<0.1;

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01;

^***p<0.001

^aThe difference between migrant households with and without remittances is statistically significant at .05 level.