Journal of Population Sciences
Table 5 Logistic regression with dependent variable nationality (N = 6255)
From: Immigrant citizenship status in Europe: the role of individual characteristics and national policies
| Â | Odds ratios | Significance |
|---|---|---|
Demographic variables | ||
 Age | 1.008 |  |
 Female (ref. cat. = male) | 1.247 | ** |
 Marital status (ref. cat. = legally married or civil union) | ||
  - Legally separated, divorced, dissolved civil union | 0.938 |  |
  - Living with partner | 0.501 | *** |
  - Single | 0.776 | ** |
  - Widowed, civil partner deceased | 1.099 |  |
 Area of origin (ref. cat. = Asia) | ||
  - Eastern Europe | 1.402 | * |
  - Latin America | 1.676 | *** |
  - Middle East | 1.013 |  |
  - North Africa | 1.309 |  |
  - Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.824 | *** |
 Former colony | 1.040 | * |
Human capital variables | ||
 Current economic situation (ref. cat. = in paid work) | ||
  - Homemaker or other | 0.732 | * |
  - In education | 0.857 |  |
  - Retired, sick, disabled | 0.558 | ** |
  - Unemployed | 0.920 |  |
 Perceived financial well-being (ref. cat. = comfortable) | ||
  - Sufficient | 0.726 | ** |
  - Difficult | 0.751 | * |
  - Very difficult | 0.519 | *** |
 Educational attainment (in years) | 1.062 | *** |
Immigration variables | ||
 Years since migration | 1.091 | *** |
 1.5 generation (ref. cat. = first generation) | 1.649 | *** |
 Status on entry (ref. cat. = work or study) | ||
  - Family reunion | 1.530 | *** |
  - Permanent-long term | 1.101 |  |
  - Humanitarian | 1.299 | * |
  - Other legal status | 0.838 |  |
  - Other illegal status | 0.669 | ** |
National citizenship policies | ||
 8 or 10 years of residence required for naturalisation (ref. cat. = 5 or 6 years) | 0.125 | *** |
 Toleration of dual citizenship | 1.014 |  |
 Naturalisation rate | 1.386 | *** |
 Proportion of foreign citizens | 2.617 | *** |