Table 7.

Random-effect Logit Models of School Enrollment on Migration and Remittances Status, Black Children, LFS 2002 (logits shown; standard errors in parentheses)

Independent variables	School Enrollment (Children age 7–18)
Child-level
Age	2.667*** (.110)
Age squared	−.110*** (.004)
Male (ref. female)	.089 (.095)
Household-level
Household migration and remittances status   (ref. no migrants, NM)
With migrants, no remittances (MNR)	.272 (.194)
With remittances (MR)	.547*** (.142)
Urban residence (ref. rural)	.356** (.129)
Highest adult education in HH (ref. no school)
Primary school	3.520*** (.589)
Some secondary school	5.256*** (.587)
Completed secondary and more	5.789*** (.594)
Total HH annual income (log) (excluding remittances)	.031** (.012)
Total number of school-aged children (6–22)	−.146*** (.031)
Female-head household	.134 (.116)
Constant	−14.817*** (.844)
% of variance explained between individuals	63.9 (.010)
Log-likelihood	−3503.5
N	21,603

^†p<.1

^*p<.05

^**p<.01

^***p<.001