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Comparative Migration Studies

Table 4 Results logit regression in odds ratios: access to social support by support dimension (model 4)

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

 

Emotional Support

Instrumental Support

Informational Support

Appraisal Support

All Dimensions

Migrant

0.793

(0.292)

1.605**

(0.042)

0.809*

(0.071)

0.774

(0.105)

0.816*

(0.094)

Intermed. gen. edu.

1.294*

(0.055)

1.255**

(0.036)

1.187***

(0.007)

1.385***

(0.001)

1.217***

(0.002)

Technical college

1.263

(0.369)

1.497*

(0.053)

1.189

(0.112)

1.870***

(0.002)

1.201*

(0.095)

Highest gen. edu.

2.338***

(0.000)

1.718***

(0.001)

1.667***

(0.000)

2.012***

(0.000)

1.686***

(0.000)

Other degree

1.057

(0.908)

1.221

(0.627)

1.155

(0.540)

0.775

(0.419)

1.068

(0.781)

Dropout

1.131

(0.802)

1.277

(0.582)

0.965

(0.897)

0.829

(0.584)

1.023

(0.918)

University

1.450*

(0.087)

1.206

(0.206)

1.329***

(0.000)

1.273*

(0.092)

1.394***

(0.000)

Mig.*Intermed. gen. edu.

1.009

(0.979)

0.514**

(0.029)

1.235

(0.202)

1.053

(0.829)

1.139

(0.461)

Mig.*Technical college

1.041

(0.948)

0.773

(0.670)

1.505

(0.166)

0.573

(0.178)

1.153

(0.573)

Mig.*Highest gen. edu.

0.707

(0.461)

0.355***

(0.006)

1.119

(0.587)

0.712

(0.263)

0.981

(0.874)

Mig.*Other degree

1.022

(0.970)

0.507

(0.180)

1.244

(0.436)

0.735

(0.404)

1.025

(0.949)

Mig.*Dropout

0.653

(0.535)

0.258**

(0.028)

0.550

(0.141)

0.769

(0.584)

0.485*

(0.072)

Migrant*University

1.031

(0.941)

1.115

(0.728)

0.918

(0.605)

1.054

(0.832)

0.870

(0.337)

Male

0.417***

(0.000)

0.762***

(0.001)

0.968

(0.475)

0.752***

(0.000)

0.900**

(0.016)

Age group 26–35

0.905

(0.654)

1.008

(0.965)

0.358***

(0.000)

1.164

(0.300)

0.551***

(0.000)

Age group 36–45

0.642**

(0.029)

0.785

(0.131)

0.174***

(0.000)

1.169

(0.262)

0.315***

(0.000)

Age group 46–55

0.613**

(0.014)

0.769*

(0.092)

0.120***

(0.000)

1.036

(0.795)

0.229***

(0.000)

Age group 56–64

0.434***

(0.000)

0.815

(0.218)

0.0647***

(0.000)

1.080

(0.588)

0.126***

(0.000)

Household income

1.017**

(0.017)

0.998

(0.658)

1.005**

(0.028)

1.003

(0.429)

1.003

(0.229)

Perm. relationship

4.225***

(0.000)

2.280***

(0.000)

1.398***

(0.000)

1.479***

(0.000)

1.657***

(0.000)

Family size

1.031***

(0.004)

1.037***

(0.000)

1.017***

(0.000)

1.056***

(0.000)

1.028***

(0.000)

Squared family size

1.000

(0.175)

1.000*

(0.083)

1.000**

(0.016)

1.000***

(0.000)

1.000***

(0.008)

Employed

1.126

(0.339)

0.948

(0.602)

1.556***

(0.000)

1.056

(0.532)

1.542***

(0.000)

Volunteer Work

0.952

(0.412)

0.937

(0.164)

0.927***

(0.002)

0.787***

(0.000)

0.890***

(0.000)

Local politics

0.970

(0.819)

1.021

(0.838)

0.958

(0.407)

0.838

(0.109)

0.952

(0.298)

Religious events

0.874**

(0.048)

0.796***

(0.000)

1.001

(0.961)

1.091**

(0.043)

1.014

(0.722)

Family in neighborhood

1.075

(0.773)

0.758

(0.177)

0.778*

(0.078)

0.958

(0.835)

0.744**

(0.037)

Family (15 min by foot)

1.374

(0.161)

0.693**

(0.031)

0.648***

(0.000)

0.942

(0.732)

0.744**

(0.016)

Family (1 h drive)

1.071

(0.734)

0.561***

(0.000)

0.778**

(0.028)

0.826

(0.218)

0.819*

(0.075)

Family in Germany

1.310

(0.397)

0.896

(0.659)

0.769

(0.118)

1.336

(0.293)

0.945

(0.726)

Family abroad

0.958

(0.970)

  

0.135*

(0.076)

0.812

(0.807)

0.244

(0.210)

N

10,331

 

10,295

 

10,041

 

10,284

 

10,045

 

Pseudo R-sq

0.107

 

0.056

 

0.120

 

0.060

 

0.101

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