Table 14 Variables of interest
Independent variables | Wording | Nature |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Age (in years) | Continuous |
Sex (female) | Sex | Binary |
Length of stay abroad | Date of arrival in France/the U.S. | Continuous |
Occupation | Current profession? | Discrete (cf. Table 1) |
Citizenship (single or dual) | Current citizenship | Discrete (cf. Table 1) |
Income | Total salary from regular job | Discrete (cf. Table 1) |
Educational attainment | Highest degree obtained | Discrete (cf. Table 1) |
Dependent variables | ||
Frequency of phone calls | How often do you call your relatives in Senegal? | Discrete |
Frequency of visits | How often do you usually visit your relatives in Senegal? | Discrete |
Send economic remittances | Do you send money to your country of origin? | Binary |
Own a land/house in Senegal | Do you own a plot of land in Senegal, a house, or an apartment, even in it is still in construction? | Binary |
Own a business in Senegal | Do you own a business or are you personally committed to any business venture in Senegal? | Binary |
Plan to return to live in Senegal | Do you plan to go back home definitively? | Binary |
Vote in the country of destination | Did you vote in any French/US election? | Binary |
Vote in Senegal | Did you vote: - In the 2000 Senegalese presidential election? - In the 2007 Senegalese presidential election? | Binary (1 if the respondent said “yes” to at least one item) |
Campaigned in 2012 | Have you been personally active in the (2012) Senegalese presidential campaign? | Binary |
Member of a political party in Senegal | Are you/have you ever been member of a any political party in Senegal? | Binary |
Member of a political party at destination | Are you/have you ever been member of a any political party in France/the U.S.? | Binary |
Voting advice given by migrants were followed (according to migrants) | Did you encourage your family members to vote? Did they take into account your opinion? | Binary (1 if the respondent replied “yes” to both questions; 0 otherwise) |
Voting advice given by migrants were followed (according to non-migrants) | Did [this migrant] encourage you to vote for a given candidate? Did you take into account her/his opinion? | Binary (1 if the respondent replied “yes” to both questions; 0 otherwise) |