Table 2.

Despcriptive statistics: Explanatory variables

	Full Sample		Men		Women
Country of origin (%) (ref: Mexico)
Honduras	15.3		15.9		14.6
El Salvador	6. 0		5. 5		6.5
Guatemala	6. 3		7.1		5.4
Other	1. 6		1.0		2.3
Human capital
Rural/Urban origin (%) (ref : Rancho)
Ciudad	39.3		33.7		46.2
Pueblo	37.6		37.8		37.3
Years of education (mean)	7.7	(3. 4)	7.3	(3. 3)	7.8	(3. 6)
Acculturation/competition
Age at arrival	25.3	(7. 6)	25. 3	(7. 6)	25.3	(7. 5)
Years in Durham	4.4	(3. 6)	4.5	(3. 8)	4.3	(3. 3)
Internal U. S. migrant	33.6		38.0		28.3
Speaks some English	54.6		64.4		42.9
Documented	8.3		8.6		7.8
Occupational Attainment (Percent of Durham-years working in)
Non-niche occupations	18. 1		20.4		15.5
Works mostly with Latinos	48.9		63.0		48.4
Construction			38.0
Restaurant			11.2
Gardening			9.4
Agriculture			4. 2
Not working					33.5
Restaurant					19.9
House/ Hotel cleaning					17.8
Laundry					3.7
Factory					7.6
Childcare					2.0
Family dynamics and Social support (%)
Marital status and migration(ref : Single)	21.9		24.1		18.0
Migrated single and married in U.S.	26.8		20.5		34.4
Married w/spouse at origin	19. 1		34.1		1.2
Migrated with Spouse	32.3		21.3		46.5
Has a school aged child	26.2		18.7		35.1
Had f amily in Durham at arrival	69.8		66.4		73.8
Had friends in Durham at arrival	41.6		49.4		32.3
Attends Church	61.3		55.5		67.9
Transnationalism
Number of visits to country of origin	5.6	(0. 9)	5.6	(0. 9)	5.7	(0. 9)
Return plans (%) (ref . Unclear)
In less than 2 years	18.9		23.8		13.1
Not planning on returning	25.3		32.3		16.9
N	1709		929		780

Bolded coefficients indicate statistically signficant gender differences at p<0.05