Table I.
Labor Migrant Demographic Characteristics (n=499)a
| Variable | Overall Sample (n=499)b |
Eastern European Migrants (n=143) |
Central Asian Migrants (n=347) |
Pc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) who in their home country lived in: | ||||
| A large city | 29.5% (140) | 26.8% (38) | 30.6% (102) | n.s. |
| A small town | 36.8% (175) | 43.7% (62) | 33.9% (113) | 0.04 |
| A rural area | 33.7% (160) | 29.6% (42) | 35.4% (118) | n.s. |
| Mean (median) age, years | 31.9 (30.5) | 32.5 (30) | 31.8 (31) | n.s. |
| % (n) who had any university education | 25.7% (125) | 28.0% (40) | 24.7% (85) | n.s. |
| % (n) married | 59.0% (279) | 52.9% (74) | 61.6% (205) | 0.08 |
| Type of labor sought while in Russia, % (n) | ||||
| Construction worker | 46.5% (224) | 51.4% (73) | 44.4% (151) | n.s. |
| Repair worker | 3.7% (18) | 2.1% (3) | 4.4% (15) | n.s. |
| Vendor | 3.1% (15) | 0.7% (1) | 4.1% (14) | 0.05 |
| Driver | 10.0% (48) | 12.0% (17) | 9.1% (31) | n.s. |
| Food industry worker | 9.3% (45) | 1.4% (2) | 12.6% (43) | <0.01 |
| Other | 27.4% (132) | 25.3% (86) | 32.4% (46) | n.s. |
| Lived in worksites/ dormitories / rental places with compatriots, % (n) | 22.9% (112) | 14.7% (21) | 26.2% (91) | 0.01 |
| First time ever working in Russia, % (n) | 38.5% (185) | 11.2% (16) | 50.1% (169) | <0.01 |
| # of months since first working in Russia, mean (median) | 37.4 (24) | 48.1 (36) | 32.9 (15) | <0.01 |
| # of months of current stay in Russia, mean (median) | 13.7 (6) | 11.9 (4) | 14.5 (8) | <0.01 |
| Ever worked in Russia without legal permission, % (n) | 29.9% (144) | 44.8% (64) | 23.6% (80) | <0.01 |
a
Total sample size was 499; however, there were missing data (usually, 3% or less) on all of the variables.
b
Nine participants did not identify their country of origin.
c
Significance was evaluated by Pearson’s Chi Square for categorical data and by Mann Whitney U test for numerical variables.