Table 2.

Odds ratio from a logistic regression of return migration to Mexico for global health variables (N = 518)

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
	OR	t Statistic	OR	t Statistic	OR	t Statistic	OR	t Statistic
Health Variables
Perceived change in health status (ref. = same)
Better	0.39*	–2.33	0.33*	–2.33
Worse	1.16	0.32	1.03	0.05
Self-rated health status relative to same age and sex (ref. = same)
Better					0.63	–1.31	0.68	–0.97
Worse					6.71**	2.62	6.09*	2.27
Demographic Characteristics
Male	3.01**	3.25	0.98	–0.05	3.44**	3.42	1.09	0.19
Age (years)	1.03*	1.99	1.00	0.04	1.03	1.92	1.00	0.04
Schooling (years)	0.91	–1.75	0.92	–1.23	0.95	–0.98	0.97	–0.51
Rural origin (2002)	0.61	–1.34	0.53	–1.46	0.56	–1.47	0.48	–1.61
Economic Characteristics
Employment sector (ref. = not employed)
Construction			3.60	1.88			3.87	1.93
Other sector			1.27	0.46			1.26	0.43
Speaks English			0.26**	–2.76			0.23**	–2.89
Assets (ref. = other assets)
No assets			1.90	1.30			1.64	0.99
House			0.04*	–2.03			0.05	–1.87
Family Structure
Children 0 –12 years old in United States			0.29*	–2.13			0.30*	–2.04
Children 0 –12 years old in Mexico			3.34	1.82			3.90	1.96
Spouse location (ref. = no spouse)
Spouse in United States			0.86	–0.29			0.76	–0.53
Spouse in Mexico or elsewhere			4.49*	2.48			3.98*	2.26
Geographic Characteristics
State of residence in United States (ref. = other states)
Texas			0.23*	–2.24			0.24*	–2.16
Illinois			0.31	–1.56			0.32	–1.46
Region of origin in Mexico (2002) (ref. = other states) a
Traditional migration states			0.45	–1.62			0.48	–1.47
Newer migration states			0.09**	–3.28			0.08**	–3.23
Rho (ρ)	0.56**		0.61**		0.59**		0.63**

Note: All models include a random effect for the household.

^aTraditional 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.

^*p < .05

^**p < .01