Comparing generations of migrants’ transnational behaviour: the role of the transnational convoy and integration

Comparative Migration Studies

Table 2 Descriptive statistics before imputation

	G1 N = 250			G1.5 N = 171			G2 N = 118			G3 N = 259
	M/%	SD	N	M/%	SD	N	M/%	SD	N	M/%	SD	N
Transnational behaviour
Contact (1–5)	3.61	1.16	236	3.49	1.26	170	3.39	1.33	116	3.41	1.26	256
Visits (per five years) (0–30)	5.53	2.43	243	4.66	3.06	170	4.30	2.84	114	3.85	2.54	253
Remittances (0–1)	0.53	0.50	236	0.55	0.50	167	0.51	0.50	118	0.28	0.45	253
Property (0–1)	0.91	0.28	234	0.63	0.49	161	0.41	0.50	109	0.33	0.47	248
Voting (0–1)	0.43	0.50	221	0.08	0.27	161	0.03	0.16	114	0.02	0.16	241
Transnational convoy
Parents in Turkey (0–1)	0.06	0.24	248	0.35	0.48	167	0.26	0.44	114	0.04	0.19	256
Close people in Turkey (0–2)	0.63	0.71	175	0.37	0.63	138	0.23	0.51	97	0.20	0.49	215
Structural integration
Level of education (1–10)	2.17	1.21	220	5.45	2.15	163	6.44	1.78	115	6.83	1.47	241
Having a paid job (0–1)	0.06	0.25	247	0.86	0.35	168	0.85	0.36	117	0.57	0.50	253
Property in residence country (0–1)	0.47	0.50	216	0.69	0.47	154	0.50	0.50	107	0.36	0.48	236
Socio-cultural integration
Residence country language proficiency (1–3)	1.56	0.61	220	2.32	0.55	155	2.41	0.60	111	2.45	0.53	233
Connectivity with residence country nationals (1–5)	2.68	1.16	239	2.86	1.00	170	3.07	1.06	117	3.23	0.96	254
Religious attendance (1–6)	5.09	1.35	248	4.05	1.34	167	3.97	1.36	117	4.04	1.32	254
Turkish partner (0–1)	0.92	0.28	241	0.88	0.32	165	0.70	0.46	115	0.27	0.45	242
Control variables
Self-rated health (1–5)	2.74	0.98	248	3.29	0.94	171	3.47	0.94	118	3.66	0.77	257
Age (18–90)	70.73	5.48	250	42.12	5.80	171	32.61	4.78	118	23.24	4.23	259
Residence countries			250			171			118			259
Germany	0.32			0.35			0.31			0.38
Belgium	0.25			0.28			0.33			0.23
France	0.16			0.12			0.15			0.09
Netherlands	0.13			0.08			0.12			0.13
Other countries	0.13			0.18			0.09			0.18