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Table 2 Odds ratios and significance from the logistic regression models dependent variable plan for the future (baseline ‘migrants with future plan’)

From: Intentions on desired length of stay among immigrants in Italy

 

All

Female

Male

Age

0.999

0.975

1.033

Age squared

0.999

1.000

0.999

Years since migration

1.040**

1.017

1.067**

Years since migration squared

0.999*

0.999

0.998*

Female (ref male)

1.175**

  

Citizenship (ref Senegalese)

   

 Romanian

0.920

0.975

1.154

 Albanian

0.869

1.068

0.855

 Chinese

0.638**

0.945

0.487***

 Filipino

1.070

1.357

1.025

 Moroccan

1.008

1.539

0.894

 Ukrainian

0.825

0.942

0.978

 Tunisian

0.797

1.291

0.733

 Polish

0.725

0.747

1.098

 Other

0.857

0.981

0.889

Degree (ref other)

0.875*

0.989

0.824

Children (ref all children in Italy)

   

 No children

1.159*

1.240*

1.042

 At least one child abroad

1.178*

1.154

1.240

Partner (ref partner in Italy)

   

 Partner abroad

1.144

1.244

1.089

 No partner

1.224**

1.150

1.497***

Legal status (ref regular and resident)

  

 Regular but not resident

0.948

0.955

0.925

 Undocumented

1.128

1.161

1.132

Friendship (ref all foreigners)

   

 More foreigners than Italians

0.839*

0.914

0.789*

 Italian and foreigners equally

0.840*

0.849

0.837

 More Italians than foreigners

0.763**

0.866

0.668**

Proficiency in Italian

1.015

1.012

1.037

High degree of approval for the Italian lifestyle

0.780***

0.838*

0.722***

Frequent use of Italian at home (ref other)

0.888

0.903

0.923

Professional status (ref stably employed)

  

 Unstably or irregularly employed

0.974

0.969

0.999

 Non-active

0.985

0.965

0.850

Homeownership (ref other)

0.864

0.728**

1.078

Bank account owner

1.092

1.104

1.089

Remitting (ref never)

   

 Every month

0.795**

0.755*

0.837

 Sometimes/in case of need

0.970

0.989

0.944

Loyalties (ref higher attachment to the origin country)

  

 No attachment

0.985

0.884

1.072

 Higher attachment to Italy

0.370***

0.278***

0.497***

 High attachment to both country

0.704***

0.665***

0.727***

Feeling very well in Italy (ref other)

0.577***

0.586***

0.573***

Ability to save (ref save every month)

  

 Spending all the income

1.172*

1.178

1.191

 Difficulty in making ends meet

1.141*

1.174

1.139

Number

8936

4342

4594

  1. Source: elaboration on ISMU data
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001
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