Table 1 Descriptive Statistics

NTP (has all children in destination country)

163

53

166

56

TP (some/all children in Nigeria)

145

47

131

44

Mean

S. D.

Mean

S. D.

 Self assessed health status (1–5)

4.32

0.87

4.15

0.76

 Satisfaction with Life (1–5)

3.87

1.01

3.95

0.88

 General Health Questionnaire Scores (0–12)

2.81

3.73

1.79

3.07

 Sex of the parent (1 = male, 0 = female)

0.47

0.50

0.59

0.49

 Age of the parent (years)

38.88

5.92

38.71

6.08

 Marital Status of the parent (1 = married/in a relationship, 0 = single/divorced/widowed)

0.94

0.24

0.86

0.35

 Level of Education

9.19

2.16

8.85

2.33

 Owns house in host country (1 = yes, 0 = No)

0.15

0.35

0.23

0.42

 Number of assets owned in country of origin

0.76

1.43

1.96

3.57

 Number of people in host country migrant relies for help

0.53

0.90

0.51

1.52

 Documented status (1 = documented)

0.73

0.44

0.84

0.37

 Length of stay in host country (years)

6.93

2.72

8.53

5.78

 Quality of relationship with a child (ren) (1–6)

1.46

0.83

1.8

1.14