Table 3.

Odds ratio from a logistic regression of return migration to Mexico for severe health problems and mental well-being (N = 518)

	Model 5		Model 6		Model 7
	OR	t Statistic	OR	t Statistic	OR	t Statistic
Health Variables
Severe health problems	1.86	1.20
Feel down, tired			1.44	1.00
Wish to die					2.07	1.09
Demographic Characteristics
Male	1.01	0.02	1.07	0.15	1.10	0.21
Age (years)	0.99	–0.33	1.00	–0.08	1.00	–0.11
Schooling (years)	0.95	–0.81	0.96	–0.74	0.96	–0.73
Rural origin (2002)	0.54	–1.44	0.55	–1.42	0.56	–1.38
Economic Characteristics
Employment sector (ref. = not employed)
Construction	3.86*	2.02	3.53	1.91	3.42	1.89
Other sector	1.39	0.64	1.27	0.47	1.27	0.48
Speaks English	0.23**	–2.99	0.24**	–2.95	0.24**	–2.96
Assets (ref. = other assets)
No assets	1.97	1.36	1.83	1.25	1.83	1.26
House	0.05	–1.95	0.05	–1.95	0.04*	–2.01
Family Structure
Children 0–12 years old in United States	0.30*	–2.07	0.29*	–2.13	0.31*	–2.06
Children 0–12 years old in Mexico	3.20	1.77	2.97	1.68	2.97	1.71
Spouse location (ref. = no spouse)
Spouse in United States	0.82	–0.40	0.80	–0.45	0.83	–0.38
Spouse in Mexico or elsewhere	4.48*	2.51	4.54*	2.55	4.74**	2.63
Geographic Characteristics
State of residence in United States (ref. = other states)
Texas	0.24*	–2.22	0.25*	–2.21	0.25*	–2.19
Illinois	0.33	–1.52	0.34	–1.48	0.37	–1.40
Region of origin in Mexico (2002) (ref. = other states) a
Traditional migration states	0.45	–1.66	0.44	–1.70	0.44	–1.72
Newer migration states	0.08**	–3.30	0.09**	–3.29	0.09**	–3.33
Rho (ρ)	0.60**		0.60**		0.59**

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