Linear regression coefficients for log of occupational education score, non-agricultural workers only
| b | SE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unauthorized (reference) | .– | .– | ||
| Temporary worker (1=yes) | -.074+b | -0.043 | ||
| Legal permanent resident (1=yes) | 0.024 | -0.032 | ||
| Human capital | ||||
| Years of education | .012*** | -0.003 | ||
| Age at most recent U.S. trip | -0.00008 | -0.006 | ||
| Centered age-squared | 0.00003 | -0.00008 | ||
| No. of prior U.S. trips | -0.003 | -0.004 | ||
| Duration of U.S. trip (in months) | -0.00002 | -0.001 | ||
| No English (1=yes) | -.194*** | -0.042 | ||
| Limited English (1=yes) | -.181*** | -0.04 | ||
| Strong English (reference) | .– | .– | ||
| Social capital | ||||
| Close family w/ U.S. exp. (1=yes) | 0.019 | -0.025 | ||
| Ext. family w/ U.S. exp. (1=yes) | -0.08 | -0.052 | ||
| Close family living in U.S. (1=yes) | -0.028 | -0.029 | ||
| Ext. family living in U.S. (1=yes) | 0.049 | -0.048 | ||
| Joined U.S. social org.(s) (1=yes) | 0.009 | -0.029 | ||
| Job obtained by referral (1=yes) | -0.01 | -0.024 | ||
| U.S. trip controls | ||||
| Interviewed in the U.S. (1=yes) | 0.015 | -0.025 | ||
| Work-related controls | ||||
| Worked in a border state (1=yes) | 0.018 | (.025) | ||
| Intercept | -1.122*** | -0.207 | ||
| Adjusted R2 | 0.234 | |||
| N | 2,422 | |||
+ p < 0.10, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
a Model is weighted and standard errors adjusted for 143 Mexican community clusters; includes dummy variables for year of U.S. trip (1987–2011)
b Indicates temporary workers’ statistically significant difference from LPRs (p<.05).
Source: Mexican Migration Project 143; sample was limited to non-U.S. citizen, male heads of households who worked outside of agriculture during their most recent trip to the United States when above the age of 16, from 1987 to 2011.