Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for Dependent and Explanatory Variables by Historical Cohorts

Sent remittances

27.84

39.86

47.74

72.56

0.000

Birth Cohort:

30-39 (37–46 in 2007)

4.19

11.66

15.41

37.67

0.000

40-49 (47–56 in 2007)

16.77

18.18

21.05

22.79

50-59 (57–66 in 2007)

29.64

17.72

33.46

18.14

60-69 (67–76 in 2007)

26.95

31.00

18.42

14.88

70-79 (77–86 in 2007)

22.46

21.45

11.65

6.51

Survey Year

49.41

52.45

30.07

21.39

0.016

2000

48.80

51.28

46.24

38.14

2007

51.20

48.72

53.76

61.86

Gender

0.007

Male

42.22

34.50

45.49

46.05

Female

57.78

65.50

54.51

53.95

Marital status

0.160

Married

64.97

67.37

61.28

63.72

Single

11.98

10.49

16.92

16.74

Divorced/Other

23.05

22.14

21.80

19.53

Language preference for news

Spanish only

41.92

63.4

78.2

85.58

0.000

English only

22.75

13.52

4.14

2.79

Bilingual/Other

35.33

23.08

17.67

11.63

Have relatives in Cuba

53.29

78.55

81.58

93.02

0.000

Household income :

0.000

<$20 K

23.05

30.07

32.33

33.49

$20 K-$50 k

20.96

27.74

30.45

40.47

$50 K+

37.43

22.61

18.05

12.56

Income missing

18.56

19.58

19.17

13.49

N

334

429

266

215