Table 1 Descriptive statistics
From: Migration and educational aspirations – Another channel of brain gain?
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean | p-value [diff (3)-(4)] | ||||
all (N = 3337) | non-migrant (N = 2401) | migrant (N = 936) | |||
Panel A | |||||
Households | Household size | 4.87 | 4.78 | 5.07 | 0.00 |
Number of Children | 2.12 | 2.16 | 2.00 | 0.00 | |
Migrant household | .28 | - | 1 | - | |
West Migrant | .10 | - | .34 | - | |
East Migrant | .19 | - | .69 | - | |
HH Income in US$ | 3611.88 | 3166.18 | 4749.04 | 0.00 | |
Remittances as share of Income | .13 | - | .46 | - | |
Educ. expenditure as share of Income | .21 | .23 | .16 | 0.00 | |
Below Poverty Line (2 Int. $) | .02 | .02 | .02 | .18 | |
Urban (yes = 1) | .22 | .25 | .15 | 0.00 | |
Panel B | |||||
Caregiver | Age of Caregiver | 38.15 | 37.61 | 39.52 | 0.00 |
Gender of Caregiver (male =1) | .10 | .08 | .16 | 0.00 | |
Education in years | 11.01 | 11.03 | 10.95 | .43 | |
Educ. Aspirations in years | 15.41 | 15.36 | 15.53 | .09 | |
Educ. Expectations in years | 11.53 | 11.36 | 11.98 | 0.00 | |
Migration Aspirations (yes = 1) | .21 | .21 | .23 | .14 | |
Panel C | |||||
Children | Age | 9.84 | 9.78 | 10.01 | .30 |
Gender (male = 1) | .51 | .52 | .49 | .16 | |
Enrolled (10 - 18 years) | .90 | .91 | .88 | .11 | |
Enrolled (10 - 15 years) | .98 | .99 | .98 | .49 | |
Enrolled (16 - 18 years) | .77 | .77 | .76 | .73 | |