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Table 8 Summary statistics for immigrants from developed countries

From: Income, amenities and negative attitudes

 

Observations

Mean

Standard deviation

Min.

Max.

Individual characteristics

 Ln income

19,407

11.7

1.4

0.7

16.2

 Share well educated

50,152

0.28

0.4

0

1

 Age

50,152

38.6

11.2

15

65

 Share women

50,152

0.52

0.5

0

1

 Share married

50,152

0.61

0.5

0

1

Municipal characteristics where the stayers live

 Neg. attitudes towards immigration

31,216

0.346

0.1

0

0.75

 Share refugees

31,216

0.073

0.06

0.002

0.264

 Open unemployment

31,216

4.45

1.91

0.79

13.79

 Municipal tax rate

31,211

31.1

1.34

26.5

34.35

 Population

29,508

211.8

270.0

3.1

847.1

 Latitude

31,216

58.9

2.02

55.37

67.85

 Avge. min. temperature in winter

31,216

−5.19

2.89

−20.0

−1.33

Municipal characteristics where the movers live

 Neg. attitudes towards immigration

18,931

0.344

0.1

0

0.75

 Share refugees

18,931

0.066

0.05

0.002

0.264

 Open unemployment

18,922

4.03

1.79

0.79

13.79

 Municipal tax rate

18,908

31.07

1.35

26.5

34.41

 Population (thousands)

17,804

155.8

234.8

3.2

847.1

 Latitude

18,931

59.0

2.04

55.37

67.85

 Avge. min. temperature in winter

18,931

−5.31

2.84

−20.0

−1.33

Municipal characteristics where the movers lived first

 Neg. attitudes towards immigration

18,932

0.337

0.1

0

0.75

 Share refugees

18,932

0.067

0.05

0.002

0.264

 Open unemployment

18,932

4.31

1.85

0.82

13.79

 Municipal tax rate

17,322

31.25

1.37

26.5

34.41

 Population

17,804

197.5

271.9

2.7

847.1

 Latitude

18,932

59.28

2.16

55.37

67.85

 Avge. min. temperature in winter

18,932

−5.75

3.28

−20

−1.33

  1. The sample corresponds to the years 1996–2009