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. 2017 Aug 21;114(36):E7432–E7440. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1708505114

Table 4.

Results for models of migration using the risk aversion threshold

Risk aversion Risk aversion and demographics Risk aversion, demographics, and endowment
Odds ratio SE Z Odds ratio SE Z Odds ratio SE Z
Risk aversion ≥6 0.569 0.050 −6.44*** 0.655 0.060 −4.65*** 0.682 0.063 −4.15***
Age
 Age 0.914 0.027 −3.09** 0.923 0.027 −2.69**
 Age squared 1.001 0.000 1.99* 1.001 0.000 2.47*
Sex (reference male)
 Female 1.107 0.072 1.55 1.168 0.078 2.32*
Family status (reference couple w/o children)
 Couple w/ children 0.699 0.104 −2.42* 0.762 0.113 −1.83
 Single parent 0.393 0.239 −1.54 0.302 0.192 −1.88
 Lone person 0.676 0.403 −0.66 0.529 0.332 −1.01
Marital status (reference other)
 Legally married 0.524 0.311 −1.09 0.507 0.317 −1.09
 Cohabiting 0.538 0.315 −1.06 0.404 0.250 −1.46
Couple formation and dissolution (reference none)
 Formed or dissolved 1.703 0.212 4.28*** 1.654 0.210 3.97***
Country of birth (reference other)
 Native born 1.410 0.263 1.84 1.451 0.268 2.01*
 English-speaking immigrant 1.313 0.299 1.20 1.208 0.278 0.82
Highest education (reference less than high school)
 Bachelor’s degree or more 1.477 0.206 2.80** 1.619 0.236 3.30***
 Diploma 1.123 0.203 0.64 1.208 0.222 1.03
 High school graduate or certificate 1.196 0.140 1.53 1.298 0.155 2.18*
Household income (reference middle quintile)
 Lowest quintile 0.920 0.169 −0.45 0.843 0.162 −0.89
 Second quintile 1.040 0.172 0.23 0.980 0.168 −0.12
 Fourth quintile 0.801 0.133 −1.34 0.906 0.153 −0.58
 Highest quintile 0.773 0.136 −1.46 0.996 0.182 −0.02
Labor force status (reference employed)
 Unemployed 1.607 0.345 2.21* 1.417 0.302 1.64
 Not in the labor force 1.224 0.153 1.62 1.150 0.146 1.10
Tenure (reference renter)
 Owner 0.440 0.059 −6.08***
Time at current address (reference under 5 y)
 5–9 y 0.557 0.092 −3.53***
 10+ y 0.288 0.056 −6.43***
Neighborhood SES (reference middle quintile)
 Lowest quintile 1.050 0.179 0.29
 Second quintile 1.224 0.210 1.18
 Fourth quintile 1.071 0.185 0.40
 Highest quintile 0.924 0.169 −0.43
Model summary
 Wald χ2 41.45 255.75 352.66
 df 1 21 28
P > χ2 0.000 0.000 0.000
 Nagelkirke pseudo R2 0.013 0.095 0.144
 Observations 7,091 7,091 7,091
*

P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.