Table 4.
Negative binomial logistic regression of the number of permanent migrants from a household in a given year (household-year dataset)
| Predictors | Short term climate anomaly |
Long term climate anomaly |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | ||
| Precipitation | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| Temperature | 0.99 | 1.11+ |
| ln(Soil fertility)(2003) | 1.11 | 1.10 |
| Tree cover (2000) | 1.01 | 1.01 |
| Household Characteristics | ||
| Female head of household (2003) | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| Education of head of household (2003) | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| Household size (2003) | 1.05* | 1.05* |
| Secure land tenure (2003) | 1.015 | 1.02 |
| ln(Household asset value)(2003) | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| ln(Household livestock value)(2003) | 1.13* | 1.12* |
| ln(Distance to market)(2003) | 1.02 | 1.02 |
| ln(Agricultural land area)(2003) | 1.06 | 1.06 |
|
| ||
| Observations | 7,854 | 7,854 |
| Joint test of environmental factors | 9.41 | 7.31 |
| Joint test of household characteristics | 22.04 ** | 21.69 ** |
p<0.001
p<0.01
p<0.05
p<0.1
Constants, district, year, and year squared fixed effects and average monthly temperature and precipitation included but not shown.