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Table 14 Results ordered logit regression for number of social support providing people in odds ratios (model 0–4), instrumental support

From: Education and social support: do migrants benefit as much as natives?

Number of instrumental support persons

Model 0

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Migrant

0.754***

(0.000)

0.880

(0.177)

0.864

(0.127)

0.866

(0.136)

0.858

(0.112)

Intermed. gen. edu.

  

1.172***

(0.002)

1.175***

(0.002)

1.169***

(0.003)

1.164***

(0.003)

Technical college

  

1.418***

(0.000)

1.444***

(0.000)

1.390***

(0.000)

1.396***

(0.000)

Highest gen. edu.

  

1.619***

(0.000)

1.672***

(0.000)

1.594***

(0.000)

1.605***

(0.000)

Other degree

  

0.959

(0.821)

1.008

(0.967)

1.016

(0.913)

1.024

(0.898)

Dropout

  

0.655*

(0.050)

0.723

(0.138)

0.761

(0.216)

0.763

(0.222)

University

  

1.077

(0.205)

1.063

(0.299)

1.043

(0.479)

1.039

(0.518)

Mig.*Intermed. gen. edu.

  

0.806

(0.105)

0.837

(0.186)

0.815

(0.130)

0.826

(0.158)

Mig.*Technical college

  

0.765

(0.230)

0.801

(0.324)

0.823

(0.393)

0.825

(0.397)

Mig.*Highest gen. edu.

  

0.845

(0.296)

0.802

(0.174)

0.814

(0.206)

0.816

(0.215)

Mig.*Other degree

  

1.036

(0.876)

0.924

(0.725)

0.948

(0.815)

0.945

(0.802)

Mig.*Dropout

  

0.916

(0.777)

0.716

(0.288)

0.711

(0.282)

0.708

(0.276)

Migrant*University

  

0.975

(0.845)

0.976

(0.851)

0.967

(0.797)

0.974

(0.840)

Male

0.732***

(0.000)

0.729***

(0.000)

0.763***

(0.000)

0.745***

(0.000)

0.745***

(0.000)

Age group 26–35

0.858**

(0.014)

0.824**

(0.007)

0.695***

(0.000)

0.712***

(0.000)

0.725***

(0.000)

Age group 36–45

0.562***

(0.000)

0.577***

(0.000)

0.468***

(0.000)

0.455***

(0.000)

0.462***

(0.000)

Age group 46–55

0.448***

(0.000)

0.471***

(0.000)

0.400***

(0.000)

0.386***

(0.000)

0.393***

(0.000)

Age group 56–64

0.387***

(0.000)

0.417***

(0.000)

0.373***

(0.000)

0.316***

(0.000)

0.372***

(0.000)

Household income

1.012***

(0.000)

1.005***

(0.002)

1.004**

(0.023)

1.003

(0.121)

1.003

(0.131)

Perm. relationship

    

1.846***

(0.000)

1.801***

(0.000)

1.675***

(0.000)

Family size

    

1.051***

(0.000)

1.045***

(0.000)

1.045***

(0.000)

Squared family size

    

1.000***

(0.000)

1.000***

(0.000)

1.000***

(0.000)

Employed

      

1.103**

(0.031)

1.103**

(0.030)

Volunteer Work

      

0.867***

(0.000)

0.868***

(0.000)

Local politics

      

0.915**

(0.036)

0.915**

(0.034)

Religious events

      

0.871***

(0.000)

0.875***

(0.000)

Family in neighborhood

        

1.025

(0.829)

Family (in 15 min by foot)

        

0.847*

(0.092)

Family (1 h drive)

        

0.688***

(0.000)

Family in Germany

        

0.936

(0.616)

Family abroad

        

0.826

(0.745)

N

11,149

 

10,435

 

10,371

 

10,315

 

10,303

 

Pseudo R-sq

0.014

 

0.018

 

0.030

 

0.034

 

0.035

 
  1. Exponentiated coefficients (odds ratios) reported; p-values in parentheses; * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01