Table 2 Odds Ratios from Double Cohort Logistic Regressions Predicting Remittance-sending (N = 1,244)

Historical Cohort :

Late Exiles

1.70***

1.28

1.30

1.39

2.65*

Mariels

2.04***

1.55*

1.60*

1.81*

2.83*

New Cubans

5.01***

3.39***

3.53***

3.61***

13.86***

Transnationalism predictors:

Relatives in Cuba

4.44***

4.50***

4.55***

4.68***

Household income

20 k-50 k

1.24

1.25

1.25

1.25

50 k+

1.28

1.26

1.25

1.36

Income missing

0.81

0.81

0.81

0.83

Assimilation Predictors:

News language preference

English

1.28

1.28

1.50

Bilingual or Other

0.95

0.95

0.99

Temporal Duration (κ⋅π):

Late Exiles 7 years later

0.87

0.83

Mariels 7 years later

0.80

0.77

New Cubans 7 years later

0.95

0.93

Age-at-Migration (η⋅π):

Late Exiles

30-39 (37–36 in 2007)

0.10**

50-59 (57–66 in 2007)

0.63

60-69 (67–76 in 2007)

0.58

70-79 (77–86 in 2007)

0.42

Mariels

30-39 (37–36 in 2007)

0.22

50-59 (57–66 in 2007)

0.98

60-69 (67–76 in 2007)

0.38

70-79 (77–86 in 2007)

0.76

New Cubans

30-39 (37–36 in 2007)

0.08**

50-59 (57–66 in 2007)

0.43

60-69 (67–76 in 2007)

0.17*

70-79 (77–86 in 2007)

0.07**

Constant

0.49***

0.15***

0.14***

0.13***

0.07**

Log likelihood

−768.50

−723.58

−722.75

−722.55

−710.55

Psuedo R²

0.10

0.15

0.15

0.15

0.17