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Table 15 Results ordered logit regression for number of social support providing people in odds ratios (model 0–4), informational support

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

Number of informational support persons

Model 0

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Migrant

0.773***

(0.000)

0.781**

(0.017)

0.775**

(0.015)

0.789**

(0.024)

0.779**

(0.018)

Intermed. gen. edu.

  

1.270***

(0.000)

1.278***

(0.000)

1.240***

(0.000)

1.238***

(0.000)

Technical college

  

1.387***

(0.000)

1.399***

(0.000)

1.344***

(0.001)

1.353***

(0.001)

Highest gen. edu.

  

2.048***

(0.000)

2.089***

(0.000)

2.042***

(0.000)

2.057***

(0.000)

Other degree

  

0.980

(0.918)

1.023

(0.911)

1.071

(0.738)

1.074

(0.728)

Dropout

  

0.747

(0.226)

0.771

(0.289)

0.833

(0.646)

0.829

(0.453)

University

  

1.328***

(0.000)

1.317***

(0.000)

1.271***

(0.000)

1.263***

(0.000)

Mig.*Intermed. gen. edu.

  

1.101

(0.500)

1.155

(0.318)

1.158

(0.309)

1.171

(0.274)

Mig.*Technical college

  

1.407

(0.143)

1.470

(0.100)

1.490*

(0.091)

1.483*

(0.095)

Mig.*Highest gen. edu.

  

0.988

(0.940)

0.966

(0.839)

0.995

(0.975)

1.012

(0.946)

Mig.*Other degree

  

1.327

(0.214)

1.241

(0.378)

1.276

(0.322)

1.278

(0.320)

Mig.*Dropout

  

0.711

(0.359)

0.654

(0.257)

0.653

(0.260)

0.668

(0.285)

Migrant*University

  

1.039

(0.780)

1.041

(0.767)

1.021

(0.882)

1.022

(0.873)

Male

0.959

(0.236)

0.977

(0.539)

1.005

(0.897)

0.950

(0.185)

0.950

(0.183)

Age group 26–35

0.467***

(0.000)

0.400***

(0.000)

0.360***

(0.000)

0.348***

(0.000)

0.356***

(0.000)

Age group 36–45

0.181***

(0.000)

0.173***

(0.000)

0.153***

(0.000)

0.142***

(0.000)

0.145***

(0.000)

Age group 46–55

0.121***

(0.000)

0.119***

(0.000)

0.108***

(0.000)

0.0994***

(0.000)

0.102***

(0.000)

Age group 56–64

0.0563***

(0.000)

0.0566***

(0.000)

0.0522***

(0.000)

0.0513***

(0.000)

0.0531***

(0.000)

Household income

1.018***

(0.000)

1.006***

(0.002)

1.005**

(0.008)

1.003

(0.175)

1.002

(0.247)

Perm. relationship

    

1.411***

(0.000)

1.371***

(0.000)

1.263***

(0.000)

Family size

    

1.023***

(0.000)

1.021***

(0.000)

1.020***

(0.000)

Squared family size

    

1.000***

(0.001)

1.000***

(0.002)

1.000***

(0.002)

Employed

      

1.401***

(0.000)

1.404***

(0.000)

Volunteer Work

      

0.886***

(0.000)

0.887***

(0.000)

Local politics

      

0.894**

(0.010)

0.895**

(0.012)

Religious events

      

0.997

(0.905)

1.001

(0.964)

Family in neighborhood

        

0.814

(0.105)

Family (in 15 min by foot)

        

0.724***

(0.004)

Family (1 h drive)

        

0.819**

(0.044)

Family in Germany

        

0.908

(0.492)

Family abroad

        

0.134*

(0.075)

N

10,868

 

10,163

 

10,107

 

10,053

 

10,041

 

Pseudo R-sq

0.076

 

0.081

 

0.084

 

0.088

 

0.088

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