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Comparative Migration Studies

Table 5 Results ordered logit regression in odds ratios: Number of social support providers 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

0.797**

(0.017)

0.858

(0.112)

0.779**

(0.018)

0.699***

(0.000)

0.787**

(0.013)

Intermed. gen. edu.

1.296***

(0.000)

1.164***

(0.003)

1.238***

(0.000)

1.400***

(0.000)

1.354***

(0.000)

Technical college

1.341***

(0.001)

1.396***

(0.000)

1.353***

(0.001)

1.685***

(0.000)

1.730***

(0.000)

Highest gen. edu.

1.943***

(0.000)

1.605***

(0.000)

2.057***

(0.000)

2.125***

(0.000)

2.217***

(0.000)

Other degree

1.067

(0.731)

1.024

(0.898)

1.074

(0.728)

0.829

(0.339)

1.005

(0.979)

Dropout, no degree

0.747

(0.189)

0.763

(0.222)

0.829

(0.453)

0.728

(0.156)

0.588**

(0.016)

University

1.184***

(0.004)

1.039

(0.518)

1.263***

(0.000)

1.068

(0.254)

1.207***

(0.001)

Mig.*Intermed. gen. edu.

1.022

(0.869)

0.826

(0.158)

1.171

(0.274)

1.140

(0.333)

0.976

(0.855)

Mig.*Technical college

1.053

(0.824)

0.825

(0.397)

1.483*

(0.095)

1.227

(0.378)

1.076

(0.747)

Mig.*Highest gen. edu.

0.880

(0.426)

0.816

(0.215)

1.012

(0.946)

0.996

(0.981)

0.831

(0.249)

Mig.*Other degree

0.826

(0.401)

0.945

(0.802)

1.278

(0.320)

0.922

(0.729)

0.849

(0.470)

Mig.*Dropout

0.730

(0.321)

0.708

(0.276)

0.668

(0.285)

0.805

(0.496)

0.783

(0.435)

Migrant*University

1.160

(0.256)

0.974

(0.840)

1.022

(0.873)

1.314**

(0.042)

1.137

(0.327)

Male

0.618***

(0.000)

0.745***

(0.000)

0.950

(0.183)

0.830***

(0.000)

0.733***

(0.000)

Age group 26–35

0.855**

(0.033)

0.725***

(0.000)

0.356***

(0.000)

0.944

(0.434)

0.693***

(0.000)

Age group 36–45

0.585***

(0.000)

0.462***

(0.000)

0.145***

(0.000)

0.807***

(0.003)

0.469***

(0.000)

Age group 46–55

0.559***

(0.000)

0.393***

(0.000)

0.102***

(0.000)

0.747***

(0.000)

0.381***

(0.000)

Age group 56–64

0.468***

(0.000)

0.372***

(0.000)

0.0531***

(0.000)

0.585***

(0.000)

0.261***

(0.000)

Household income

1.006***

(0.002)

1.003

(0.131)

1.002

(0.247)

1.005***

(0.004)

1.008***

(0.000)

Perm. relationship

1.473***

(0.000)

1.675***

(0.000)

1.263***

(0.000)

1.204***

(0.001)

1.218***

(0.000)

Family size

1.041***

(0.000)

1.045***

(0.000)

1.020***

(0.000)

1.044***

(0.000)

1.070***

(0.000)

Squared family size

1.000***

(0.000)

1.000***

(0.000)

1.000***

(0.002)

1.000***

(0.000)

0.999***

(0.000)

Employed

1.154***

(0.002)

1.103**

(0.030)

1.404***

(0.000)

1.192***

(0.000)

1.359***

(0.000)

Volunteer Work

0.907***

(0.000)

0.868***

(0.000)

0.887***

(0.000)

0.862***

(0.000)

0.835***

(0.000)

Local politics

0.932*

(0.094)

0.915**

(0.034)

0.895**

(0.012)

0.906**

(0.017)

0.922*

(0.052)

Religious events

0.868***

(0.000)

0.875***

(0.000)

1.001

(0.964)

0.997

(0.879)

0.884***

(0.000)

Family in neighborhood

1.277**

(0.035)

1.025

(0.829)

0.814

(0.105)

1.219*

(0.084)

1.239*

(0.054)

Family (in 15 min by foot)

1.395***

(0.001)

0.847*

(0.092)

0.724***

(0.004)

1.246**

(0.024)

1.124

(0.215)

Family (1 h drive)

0.974

(0.766)

0.688***

(0.000)

0.819**

(0.044)

1.027

(0.760)

0.933

(0.428)

Family in Germany

1.008

(0.952)

0.936

(0.616)

0.908

(0.492)

1.055

(0.677)

1.121

(0.376)

Family abroad

1.931

(0.253)

0.826

(0.745)

0.134*

(0.075)

1.177

(0.800)

0.870

(0.814)

N

10,331

 

10,303

 

10,041

 

10,284

 

10,337

 

Pseudo R-sq

0.035

 

0.035

 

0.088

 

0.031

 

0.052

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