Table 1.
Pre-migration background characteristics for migrants and nonmigrants: MLSFH women and men, 2006 and 2008
| 2006 | 2008 | |||
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| Nonmigrant | Migrant | Nonmigrant | Migrant | |
| Female (%) | 56.5 | 47.6 | 60.7 | 57.4 |
| Mean Physical Health | 52.4 | 53.7 | 51.4 | 52.6 |
| (7.5) | (5.9) | (7.7) | (6.2) | |
| Mean Mental Health | 55.6 | 56.2 | 54.1 | 54.4 |
| (7.9) | (7.3) | (8.7) | (8.5) | |
| Mean Age | 35.5 | 29.9 | 41.4 | 36.7 |
| (13.4) | (12.4) | (16.7) | (15.3) | |
| HIV-Infected (%) | 5.3 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 8.7 |
| Migration Destination (%) | ||||
| Rural-rural | 67.3 | 80.2 | ||
| Rural-town | 21.2 | 14.7 | ||
| Rural-urban | 11.5 | 5.1 | ||
| N | 2,698 | 147 | 2,681 | 333 |
Note: Standard deviations are shown in parentheses.