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Table 1 Hierarchical linear regression models, testing the association between citizenship and host national belonging, and potential moderators

From: Does citizenship always further Immigrants’ feeling of belonging to the host nation? A study of policies and public attitudes in 14 Western democracies

 

(1)

Country fixed effects model

(2)

Random effects model

(3)

Citizenship policy (MIPEX 2013)

(4)

Citizenship as boundary marker

Male

0.01 (0.01)

0.02 (0.01)

0.02 (0.01)

0.02 (0.01)

Age

0.00*** (0.00)

0.00*** (0.00)

0.00*** (0.00)

0.00*** (0.00)

Father’s birth country

 EU country

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Other European country

0.08*** (0.02)

0.08*** (0.02)

0.08*** (0.02)

0.08*** (0.02)

 Africa

0.12*** (0.02)

0.14*** (0.02)

0.14*** (0.02)

0.14*** (0.02)

 Asia

0.05 (0.03)

0.05 (0.03)

0.05* (0.03)

0.06* (0.03)

 Middle East

0.03 (0.04)

0.03 (0.04)

0.03 (0.04)

0.04 (0.04)

 North America

−0.02 (0.06)

−0.02 (0.06)

−0.02 (0.06)

−0.03 (0.06)

 Central America

0.11 (0.08)

0.12 (0.08)

0.12 (0.08)

0.12 (0.08)

 South America

0.06* (0.03)

0.07* (0.03)

0.07* (0.03)

0.07* (0.03)

 Caribbean

0.27*** (0.08)

0.29*** (0.08)

0.29*** (0.08)

0.29*** (0.08)

 Oceania

−0.06 (0.14)

−0.11 (0.14)

−0.11 (0.14)

−0.12 (0.14)

 Unknown

0.04 (0.05)

−0.01 (0.02)

0.01 (0.02)

−0.01 (0.02)

 Other

−0.22 (0.18)

−0.02 (0.03)

0.02 (0.03)

0.01 (0.03)

Christian

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Non-Christian

0.00 (0.02)

0.01 (0.02)

0.01 (0.02)

0.00 (0.02)

 No religion

−0.04** (0.01)

−0.04* (0.01)

−0.04* (0.01)

−0.04* (0.01)

Years of education

−0.00 (0.00)

−0.00 (0.00)

−0.00 (0.00)

−0.00 (0.00)

Paid work

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Unemployed

0.01 (0.02)

0.01 (0.02)

0.01 (0.02)

0.01 (0.02)

 Student

0.03 (0.02)

0.03 (0.02)

0.03 (0.02)

0.03 (0.02)

 Out of labour market

0.00 (0.02)

0.00 (0.02)

0.00 (0.02)

−0.00 (0.02)

 Military service

0.07 (0.17)

0.08 (0.17)

0.09 (0.17)

0.10 (0.17)

Citizen

0.06*** (0.01)

0.06*** (0.01)

0.05 (0.05)

−0.39 (0.20)

Employment rate

 

0.12 (0.14)

0.12 (0.14)

0.13 (0.14)

Percentage foreign-born

 

0.41* (0.18)

0.41* (0.18)

0.43* (0.18)

Host population’s level of belonging

 

0.44** (0.14)

0.43** (0.14)

0.44** (0.14)

MIPEX Access to Nationality

 

0.07 (0.07)

0.06 (0.08)

0.09 (0.07)

Citizen*MIPEX Access to Nationality

  

0.02 (0.08)

 

Citizenship as a boundary marker in host population

 

0.38 (0.22)

0.38 (0.23)

0.13 (0.25)

Citizen*citizenship as a boundary marker

   

0.57* (0.25)

Constant

0.59*** (0.04)

−0.25 (0.23)

−0.25 (0.23)

−0.07 (0.24)

  1. Note: N (respondents): 1852, n (countries): 14. Standard errors in parentheses. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001