Table 10 Membership of a political party in Senegal (migrants living in the US/France)

Age (years)

0.00367

0.00293

0.00158

0.000737

-0.000235

0.000351

(1.68)

(1.35)

(0.65)

(0.41)

(-0.12)

(0.15)

Sex (female)

-0.0279

-0.0252

-0.00451

-0.0197

-0.000510

0.000573

(-0.54)

(-0.46)

(-0.09)

(-0.38)

(-0.01)

(0.01)

Employed

0.101

0.135**

0.141***

0.131***

(ref. unemployed)

(1.87)

(2.74)

(3.69)

(5.57)

Income: more than $16,000

0.102***

0.0966***

0.0865***

0.00432

-0.00350

(ref: <$16,000)

(7.07)

(4.69)

(10.97)

(0.14)

(-0.12)

Income: over $40,000

0.0683**

0.0564**

0.0426

-0.0286

-0.0427*

(ref: <$16,000)

(2.93)

(2.69)

(1.76)

(-1.65)

(-2.19)

Plan to return to Senegal

0.0898*

0.0385

0.0593

0.0416

0.0389

(ref: no)

(2.35)

(0.70)

(1.18)

(0.77)

(0.81)

Send economic remittances

0.174*

0.141*

0.129*

0.113*

0.140*

(ref: no)

(2.44)

(1.99)

(2.39)

(2.55)

(2.34)

Own land/house in Senegal

0.117***

0.113***

0.116***

(ref: no)

(5.32)

(3.99)

(4.39)

Length of stay abroad (years)

0.000699

-0.000198

0.000000385

(0.58)

(-0.16)

(0.00)

Education: High School

0.0492*

0.0446

(ref. none)

(2.09)

(1.85)

Some College

0.00903

0.00744

(0.55)

(0.44)

Bachelor

0.00615

0.0110

(0.11)

(0.17)

N

754

754

754

754

754

754