Table 5 Ordinary Least Squares regressions predicting satisfaction with life, Ireland
From: Transnational migration, health and well-being: Nigerian parents in Ireland and the Netherlands
Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TP (ref: NTP) | −0.26** (0.12) | −0.24** (0.12) | − 0.21* (0.12) | 0.08 (0.12) | 0.09 (0.14) |
Sex of the parent (ref: female) | Â | 0.15 (0.11) | 0.09 (0.11) | 0.17 (0.11) | 0.18* (0.11) |
Age (years) |  | 0.00 (0.01) | 0.00 (0.01) | −0.00 (0.01) | − 0.00 (0.01) |
Marital status (ref: Single) | Â | 0.41 (0.32) | 0.43 (0.31) | 0.40 (0.26) | 0.46* (0.27) |
Level of Education | Â | 0.06* (0.03) | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.01 (0.03) | 0.01 (0.03) |
House ownership in Ireland (ref: does not own house) | Â | Â | 0.40*** (0.14) | 0.18 (0.14) | 0.15 (0.14) |
Number of assets in Nigeria | Â | Â | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.04 (0.04) |
Number of people in the host country migrant relies for help | Â | Â | Â | 0.06 (0.06) | 0.06 (0.06) |
Documented status (ref: undocumented) | Â | Â | Â | 0.76*** (0.18) | 0.71*** (0.18) |
Number of years in the host country | Â | Â | Â | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.02) |
Quality of relationship with child (1–6) |  |  |  |  | −0.01 (0.06) |
Intercept | 3.99*** (0.07) | 2.84*** (0.51) | 2.96*** (0.52) | 2.71*** (0.45) | 2.70*** (0.49) |
N | 308 | 307 | 305 | 298 | 295 |
R 2 | 0.017 | 0.055 | 0.080 | 0.177 | 0.172 |