Table 3.

Results from multinomial logistic regression analysis (odds ratios) of membership in migration history groups for Blacks. Non-return migrants serve as the reference group.

	Lifetime return migrants	Generational return migrants

	(odds ratio)	(odds ratio)
Male	0.877 (0.0979)	1.014 (0.0596)
Age	1.115^** (0.0118)	0.957^**^a (0.00555)
Metro Area, 1940	0.879 (0.136)	1.016 (0.0912)
Owned Home, 1940	0.432^** (0.0793)	0.972^a (0.0751)
Highest Parent Grade	0.968 (0.0199)	1.023^*^a (0.0105)
Highest parent occupation score	0.691^** (0.0824)	1.013^a (0.0824)
Education	0.929^** (0.0196)	1.102^**^a (0.0141)
Married	1.409^** (0.156)	1.492^** (0.0880)
Constant	0.000^** (0.000)	0.301^* (0.151)
Observations	17,212	17,212

^**

p < 0.01

p < 0.05.

Source: 1940 Census data linked to 2000 Census data.

Notes: Standard errors are in parentheses.

Differences between the coefficients for northern- and southern-born return migrants are significant (p < 0.05).