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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 31.
Published in final edited form as: Ageing Int. 2018 Oct 20;45(1):30–49. doi: 10.1007/s12126-018-9336-8

Table 4.

Logistic regression odds ratio of return migration in later life

Independent variables Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Living Arrangement OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl
Live only with parents 4.323*** (4.13, 5.45) 4.125*** (4.05, 5.68) 4.059*** (4.01, 5.98) 4.075*** (3.17, 5.05)
Live with multiple generations 1.328 (−0.80, 1.62) 1.317 (−0.86, 1.93) 1.323 (−0.78, 2.02) 1.320 (−0.70, 1.82)
Alone/only with spouse 1.351 (−0.67, 1.92) 1.315 (−0.60, 2.02) 1.283 (−0.60, 2.54) 1.285 (−0.80, 2.02)
Live with others 2.105** (2.01, 3.21) 2.070** (2.00, 3.32) 1.991** (1.30, 2.00) 1.982** (1.31, 2.05)
Live only with childrena - - - - - - - -
Physical Health
No ADL limitation 0.596 (−0.20, 0.62) 0.953 (−0.53, 1.02) 0.599 (−0.37, 0.98) 0.598 (−0.89. 1.30)
One ADL limitation 0.555 (−0.32, 0.70) 1.695 (−0.69. 1.73) 0.578 (−0.80, 1.03) 0.580 (−0.54, 0.73)
Two or more ADLs limitationsa - - - - - - - -
No IADL limitation 1.375 (−0.74, 1.52) 1.409 (−0.48, 1.97) 1.340 (−0.75, 1.79) 1.323 (−0.94. 1.92)
One IADL limitation 1.228 (−0.89. 1.63) 1.156 (−0.40, 1.78) 1.115 (−0.97. 1.12) 1.117 (−0.49. 1.78)
Two or more IADLs limitationsa - - - - - - - -
Self-reported very good or good health condition 2.551*** (1.78, 3.60) 2.577*** (2.30, 3.40) 2.671*** (1.81, 3.47) 2.681*** (2.02, 3.35)
Self-reported íair health 1.533 (−0.50, 1.47) 1.492 (−0.51, 1.78) 1.510 (−0.47, 1.85) 1.498 (−0.53, 1.96)
Self-reported poor or very Poor health conditiona - - - - - - - -
Mental Health
Very satisfied 1.125 (−0.45, 1.87) 1.287 (−0.82, 1.47) 1.271 (−0.54, 1.98) 1.248 (−0.90. 1.74)
Somewhat satisfied 0.760 (−0.41, 1.08) 0.791 (−0.40, 1.07) 0.760 (−0.42, 1.05) 0.758 (−0.41, 1.02)
Not satisfieda - - - - - - - -
Housing Condition
One storey 0.869 (−0.40, 1.02) 0.835 (−0.40, 1.02) 0.891 (−0.40, 1.02)
More than two storesa - - - - - -
Good facility condition 1.278* (1.04, 3.01) 1.289* (1.03, 2.02) 1.259* (0.97. 1.58)
Fair facility condition 1.164 (−0.51, 1.72) 1.171 (−0.44, 1.45) 1.149 (−0.72, 1.84)
Poor facility conditiona - - - - - -
Flave elevator 0.787 (−0.45, 1.06) 0.694 (−0.46, 1.65) 0.623 (−0.47, 1.62)
No elevatora - - - - - -
Flave accessible facilities 0.995 (−0.47, 1.54) 0.835 (−0.78, 1.96) 0.977 (−0.74, 1.54)
No accessible facilitiesa - - - - - -
Community Services
Flave senior services 1.122* (1.11, 2.05) 1.123* (1.10, 2.03)
No senior servicesa - - - -
Geographic Features
Terrain-Flills 1.256 (−0.94. 1.67)
Terrain-Mountainous region 1.065 (−0.85, 1.50)
Terrain-Basin 1.813* (1.15, 2.01)
Terrain-Plateau 0.439* (0.10, 0.56)
Terrain-Flat areasa - -
Log Likelihood −993.48 −981.39 −982.25 −977.76
Number of Cases 6943 6838 6405 6253

a Designates reference category;

*P < 0.1;

**P < 0.05;

***P < 0.01; CI: Confidence Interval