Table 1 Descriptive statistics
Variables | Obs. | Mean | S.D. |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 6,713 | 0.952 | 0.215 |
Age | 6,713 | 33.495 | 11.922 |
Married | 6,713 | 0.268 | 0.443 |
Years of education completed | 6,713 | 5.609 | 3.981 |
Spoke English well | 6,713 | 0.287 | 0.452 |
Worked during the last U.S. migration spell | 6,713 | 0.955 | 0.207 |
Monthly wage earned during the last U.S. migration spell | 6,713 | 949.3 | 1442 |
Lived with relatives or community members during the last U.S. migration spell | 6,713 | 0.693 | 0.461 |
Participated in sports or social organization during the last U.S. migration spell | 6,713 | 0.138 | 0.345 |
Municipal population | 6,713 | 995,508 | 213,643 |
Communal population | 6,713 | 66,144 | 198,154 |
Year of last U.S. trip | 6,713 | 1986 | 11.094 |
Duration of last U.S. migration spell (in years) | 6,713 | 3.189 | 5.652 |
Undocumented | 6,713 | 0.640 | 0.480 |
Remitted money home during last U.S. migration spell | 6,713 | 0.662 | 0.473 |
Average monthly real remittances during last U.S. migration spell | 4,444 | 332 | 804 |