Table 2.

Odds ratios of the effect of schooling and range of predicted values in health indicators along the inter-quartile range of educational distribution by migration status/ethnicity/nativity, Men 18-49

	I. 2002 MEXICAN FAMILY LIFE SURVEY
	A. Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)		B. Currently smokes
	Odds ratio (95% C.I.)	Predicted values along SES IQR	Odds ratio (95% C.I.)	Predicted values along SES IQR
Non-migrants	1.01 (0.99, 1.03)	(0.217, 0.226)	0.97 (0.95, 0.99)	(0.31, 0.28)
2002-2005 migrants	1.03 (0.89, 1.18)	(0.238, 0.257)	0.99 (0.88, 1.11)	(0.30, 0.29)
	II. 1997-2007 U.S. NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
	A. Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)		B. Currently smokes
	Odds ratio (95% C.I.)	Predicted values along SES IQR	Odds ratio (95% C.I.)	Predicted values along SES IQR
Foreign-born Mexicans
In the U.S. < 1 year	1.09 (0.92, 1.29)	(0.06, 0.08)	0.92 (0.84, 1.01)	(0.32, 0.25)
In the U.S. 1 -14 years	1.00 (0.97, 1.03)	(0.18, 0.18)	0.97 (0.95, 0.99)	(0.27, 0.24)
In the U.S. 15+ years	0.98 (0.95, 1.01)	(0.26, 0.25)	0.96 (0.94, 0.99)	(0.28, 0.25)
U.S.-born Mexicans	0.92 (0.90, 0.94)	(0.34, 0.31)	0.86 (0.84, 0.89)	(0.30, 0.24)
U.S.-born NH Whites*	0.92 (0.91, 0.93)	(0.21, 0.16)	0.74 (0.73, 0.75)	(0.44, 0.19)

Sources: (I) 2002 Mexican Family Life Survey in Mexico and (II) pooled 1997-2007 U.S. National Health Interview Surveys in the U.S.

Notes: Predicted values calculated for people with 6 and 10 years of education.