Table 4.

Pattern Matrix for Reasons for Immigration among Older Latino Immigrants (n = 396)

Items	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	h2
A. Voluntary reasons
d. To look for better opportunities	0.83	0.03	−0.13	0.65
c. To improve future of children	0.76	0.05	−0.11	0.54
h. To pursue better education	0.51	0.02	0.19	0.35
a. To find a job	0.49	−0.28	0.06	0.35
b. To join other family members	0.34	0.06	0.12	0.16
B. Involuntary reasons
e. To escape political situations in country of origin	0.06	0.80	−0.01	0.64
f. To escape persecution for political reasons	−0.01	0.73	0.03	0.54
C. Semivoluntary reasons
g. To seek medical attention	−0.08	0.03	0.93	0.83
i. To avoid marital or family problems	0.04	−0.01	0.34	0.13
Eigenvalue	2.53	1.7	1.222
% of variance	28.06%	19.39%	13.58%
Cronbach α.	0.69	0.73	0.45

Note: Loadings highlighted in bold indicate the factor on which the item was placed. Principal axis factoring with Oblimin rotation was used.

h²: Communality coefficient.