Journal of Population Sciences
Table 1 Descriptive statistics of migrants living in Italy according to future plan (percent), 2008–2009
From: Intentions on desired length of stay among immigrants in Italy
| Â | All | Undecided migrants | Migrants with future plan |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 51.0 | 52.1 | 50.5 |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 18–24 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
 25–34 | 36.6 | 41.0 | 34.8 |
 35–44 | 31.9 | 30.0 | 32.7 |
 45+ | 23.7 | 20.5 | 25.1 |
Country of birth: abroad | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.6 |
Area of origin | Â | Â | Â |
 Eastern Europe | 38.2 | 35.8 | 39.3 |
 Asia | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.0 |
 North Africa | 17.4 | 19.4 | 16.6 |
 Other African countries | 17.6 | 19.2 | 17.0 |
 Latin America | 8.8 | 8.0 | 9.1 |
Partner | Â | Â | Â |
 Partner in Italy | 47.3 | 41.2 | 49.9 |
 Partner abroad | 16.2 | 17.0 | 15.9 |
 No partner | 36.5 | 41.8 | 34.3 |
Children | Â | Â | Â |
 All children in Italy | 33.5 | 28.5 | 35.6 |
 At least one child abroad | 24.8 | 25.1 | 24.7 |
 No children | 41.7 | 46.4 | 39.7 |
Legal status | Â | Â | Â |
 Regular and resident | 80.0 | 76.7 | 81.4 |
 Regular but not resident | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
 Undocumented | 12.0 | 14.7 | 10.9 |
Length of stay (years) | Â | Â | Â |
 0–1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
 2–4 | 24.4 | 28.3 | 22.8 |
 5–10 | 42.3 | 42.0 | 42.5 |
 11+ | 26.4 | 22.6 | 28.0 |
Professional status | Â | Â | Â |
 Unstably or irregularly employed | 28.4 | 32.6 | 26.7 |
 Stably employed | 61.2 | 57.0 | 62.9 |
 Non-active | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
Degree | 18.5 | 19.7 | 15.9 |