Table 4.

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

	Lifetime return migrants	Generational return migrants

	(odds ratio)	(odds ratio)
Male	0.973 (0.0256)	1.004 (0.0172)
Age	1.049^** (0.00245)	0.972^**^a (0.00164)
Metro Area, 1940	0.916^** (0.0253)	1.267^**^a (0.0221)
Owned Home, 1940	0.393^** (0.0124)	0.913^**^a (0.0160)
Highest Parent Grade	1.003 (0.00544)	1.011^** (0.00337)
Highest parent occupation score	0.886^** (0.0291)	1.339^**^a (0.0288)
Education	1.009 (0.00602)	1.069^**^a (0.00393)
Married	1.075^* (0.0307)	1.088^** (0.0206)
Constant	0.004^** (0.001)	0.152^** (0.021)
Observations	125,550	125,550

^**

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).