Table 1.
Description of outcome and explanatory variables in the analytic sample (N = 518)
| Variables | Full Sample % or Mean (SD)a |
Stayers % or Mean (SD)a |
Return Migrants % or Mean (SD)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | |||
| Return to Mexico | 44.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Health Variables | |||
| Perceived change in health status | |||
| Better | 22.6 | 24.0 | 20.8 |
| Same | 66.2 | 65.2 | 67.5 |
| Worse | 11.2 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
| Self-rated health status relative to same age and sex | |||
| Better | 33.1 | 36.5 | 28.9 |
| Same | 60.8 | 60.8 | 60.9 |
| Worse | 6.1 | 2.7 | 10.2 |
| Severe health problems | 14.5 | 12.6 | 16.8 |
| Feel down, tired | 38.4 | 36.8 | 40.3 |
| Wish to die | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.2 |
| Demographic Characteristics | |||
| Male | 60.7 | 54.8 | 68.1 |
| Age (years) | 27.3 (10.0) | 26.7 (9.7) | 28.1 (10.3) |
| Schooling (years) | 8.1 (3.2) | 8.6 (3.2) | 7.5 (3.2) |
| Rural origin (2002) | 47.3 | 53.3 | 39.9 |
| Economic Characteristics | |||
| Employment sector | |||
| Not employed | 25.9 | 27.8 | 23.7 |
| Construction | 20.3 | 16.4 | 25.1 |
| Other sector | 53.8 | 55.8 | 51.2 |
| Speaks English | 27.9 | 33.6 | 20.7 |
| Assets | |||
| No assets | 14.1 | 12.0 | 16.9 |
| House | 4.4 | 7.9 | 0.2 |
| Other assets | 81.4 | 80.2 | 83.0 |
| Family Structure | |||
| Children 0–12 years in United States | 22.9 | 29.0 | 15.2 |
| Children 0–12 years in Mexico | 12.6 | 6.8 | 19.8 |
| Spouse location | |||
| No spouse | 46.1 | 47.7 | 44.0 |
| Spouse in the United States | 34.2 | 41.9 | 24.6 |
| Spouse in Mexico or elsewhere | 19.7 | 10.4 | 31.4 |
| Geographic Characteristics | |||
| State of residence in United States | |||
| Texas | 15.3 | 23.0 | 5.7 |
| Illinois | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Other | 79.4 | 71.8 | 88.9 |
| Region of origin in Mexicob | |||
| Traditional migration states | 49.8 | 50.4 | 49.1 |
| Newer migration states | 14.2 | 17.2 | 10.4 |
| Other states | 36.0 | 32.4 | 40.5 |
| N | 518 | 318 | 200 |
a
Weighted by rural residence.
b
Traditional migration states: Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Michoacán. Newer migration states: Oaxaca and Puebla. Other states: Baja California Sur, Coahuila, D.F., Estado de México, Morelos, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz, and Yucatán.