Table 1. Means and standard deviations used in the analysis of wages earned by Mexican migrants to the United States 1970-2010.
Variable | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|
Outcome | ||
Wage in 2010 Dollars | 11.96 | 16.32 |
Period | ||
1970-1971 | 0.02 | 0.13 |
1972-1973 | 0.02 | 0.15 |
1974-1975 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
1976-1977 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
1978-1979 | 0.05 | 0.21 |
1980-1981 | 0.05 | 0.22 |
1982-1983 | 0.04 | 0.2 |
1984-1985 | 0.06 | 0.23 |
1986-1987 | 0.07 | 0.26 |
1988-1989 | 0.12 | 0.33 |
1990-1991 | 0.11 | 0.31 |
1992-1993 | 0.07 | 0.25 |
1994-1995 | 0.09 | 0.28 |
1996-1997 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
1998-1999 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
2000-2001 | 0.05 | 0.21 |
2002-2003 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
2004-2005 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
2006-2009 | 0.02 | 0.13 |
Individual characteristics | ||
Age on last trip | 32.9 | 10.84 |
Female | 0.17 | 0.37 |
Household head | 0.55 | 0.5 |
Undocumented on last trip | 0.73 | 0.45 |
Temporary worker on last trip | 0.02 | 0.15 |
School years completed | 6.55 | 3.76 |
Unskilled occupation on last trip | 0.46 | 0.5 |
Skilled occupation on last trip | 0.29 | 0.45 |
Priortrips | 2.31 | 4.51 |
Prior months in U.S. | 32.21 | 56.82 |
Months of last trip | 42.54 | 61.51 |
Contextual Circumstances | ||
Percent Mexicans undocumented | 60.73 | 6.46 |