Table 2 Transnational political practices (descriptive statistics)
USAa | Francea | Pooleda | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex and age | |||
Total population (N) | 196 | 558 | 754 |
Male (%) | 71.4 | 72.4 | 72.1 |
Female (%) | 28.6 | 27.6 | 27.9 |
Marital status | |||
Population 15 years and over (N) | 196 | 558 | 754 |
Now married (inc. separated, %) | 66.3 | 60.8 | 0.6 |
Widowed (%) | 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Divorced (%) | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
Never married (%) | 24.6 | 31.7 | 29.9 |
Educational attainment | |||
Population 25 years and over (N) | 196 | 558 | 754 |
Less than high school diploma (%) | 26.1 | 20.9 | 22.2 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency, %) | 10.6 | 21.2 | 18.4 |
Some college or associate’s degree (%) | 30.2 | 22.5 | 24.5 |
Bachelor’s degree and above (%) | 33.2 | 35.5 | 34.9 |
Years of arrival | |||
Population born outside the United States/France (N) | 196 | 558 | 754 |
Entered 2010 or later for the US/2007 or later for France (%) | 27.6 | 18.0 | 20.5 |
Entered 2000 to 2009 / 2000 to 2007 (%) | 16.6 | 28.3 | 25.3 |
Entered before 2000 (%) | 34.2 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
Entered 1990 to 2000 (%) | 9.5 | 14.4 | 13.2 |
Entered before 1980 (%) | 0.5 | 12.8 | 9.6 |
NR (%) | 11.6 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
Employment status | |||
Population 16 years and over (N) | 196 | 558 | 754 |
Employed (%) | 78.7 | 78.1 | 78.4 |
Unemployed (%) | 14.3 | 8.2 | 11.2 |
Not in labor force/unknown (%) | 7.0 | 14.7 | 10.8 |
Citizenship | % | % | % |
Senegalese only | 81,7 | 60,8 | 66,2 |
Dual citizenship | 18,3 | 39,2 | 33,8 |
Main motive for migrating (%) | |||
Work | 25 | 12,8 | 16 |
Looking for work | 14,4 | 15,3 | 15 |
Health issues | 0,5 | 0,6 | 0,6 |
School/professional training | 27,1 | 42 | 38,1 |
Problems with your marriage | 0,5 | 0,6 | 0,6 |
Following/joining family members | 15,4 | 24,8 | 22,3 |
Looking for independence | 3,2 | 1,3 | 1,8 |
Other reason | 13,8 | 2,7 | 5,6 |
Transnational practices in two destination countries | |||
Frequency of phone calls | |||
No contact | 4,5 | 3 | 3,4 |
Daily | 16,6 | 22,5 | 20,9 |
Weekly | 41,2 | 49,6 | 47,4 |
Monthly | 1 | 19,6 | 14,7 |
NR | 36,7 | 5,3 | 13,6 |
Frequency of visits | |||
Never | 16,6 | 9,3 | 11,2 |
At least once a year | 5,1 | 11,4 | 9,7 |
At least once in the past | 33,7 | 70,2 | 60,7 |
NR | 44,7 | 9,1 | 18,4 |
Send economic remittances | |||
No | 20,6 | 19,6 | 19,9 |
Yes | 79,4 | 80,4 | 80,1 |
Own land/house in Senegal | 60,3 | 51 | 53,4 |
Own a business in Senegal | 15,1 | 11,8 | 12,6 |
Plan to return to live in Senegal | 74,9 | 73,4 | 73,8 |
Vote in the country of destination if double citizenship (N= 256) | 75 | 71,4 | 71,9 |
Vote in Senegal (N= 754) | 58.3 | 40 | 42.6 |
Vote at destination - for dual citizenship holders | No | Yes | Total |
No | 40,1 | 11,9 | 28,1 |
Yes | 59,9 | 88,1 | 71,9 |
N (Obs.) | 196 | 558 | 754 |