Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of Mexican households reporting at least one emigrant as a household member in 2016 according to percentage (95% confidence interval)
Variables | All households | Households without an emigrant | Households with one or more emigrants | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female head of household | 45.48 | 45.02 | 52.89 | 0.167 |
(42.67–48.28) | (42.26–47.78) | (41.64–64.14) | ||
Head of household speaks an indigenous language | 7.54 | 7.74 | 4.17 | 0.005 |
(5.60–9.48) | (5.80–9.69) | (1.18–7.16) | ||
Head of household self-identifies as an indigenous person | 29.13 | 29.06 | 30.40 | 0.755 |
(26.59–31.68) | (26.47–31.64) | (21.98–38.82) | ||
Head of household knows how to read and write | 88.75 | 88.78 | 88.19 | 0.789 |
(87.33–90.16) | (87.34–90.22) | (83.87–92.51) | ||
Vehicles in the household | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.661 |
(0.40–0.55) | (0.39–0.54) | (0.38–0.81) | ||
Number of residents in the household | 3.03 | 3.04 | 2.83 | 0.032 |
(2.95–3.12) | (2.96–3.13) | (2.64–3.02) | ||
Computer in the household | 28.45 | 28.66 | 25.03 | 0.335 |
(25.21–31.69) | (25.43–31.90) | (17.09–32.97) | ||
Number of rooms in the household | 3.53 | 3.5 | 3.92 | 0.068 |
(3.41–3.64) | (3.39–3.62) | (3.47–4.36) | ||
Years of schooling of the head of household | 7.24 | 7.25 | 7.21 | 0.874 |
(7.05–7.44) | (7.06–7.44) | (7.05–7.72) | ||
Number of children in the household | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.04 | 0.008 |
(1.15–1.27) | (1.16–1.28) | (0.91–1.17) | ||
Head of household with health insurance | 87.00 | 87.00 | 86.97 | 0.994 |
(85.60–88.40) | (85.50–88.50) | (80.25–93.69) | ||
Head of household without health insurance | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.03 | 0.994 |
(11.60–14.40) | (11.50–14.50) | (6.31–19.75) | ||
Head of household with social security | 44.05 | 44.80 | 31.74 | 0.007 |
(41.23–46.88) | (41.72–47.89) | (23.51–39.98) | ||
Head of household with Seguro Popular | 42.95 | 42.20 | 55.23 | 0.021 |
(39.95–45.95) | (39.11–45.29) | (44.59–65.87) | ||
Household in the 1st quintile SE | 13.43 | 13.78 | 7.69 | 0.000 |
(11.65–15.20) | (11.95–15.61) | (4.76–10.63) | ||
Household in the 2nd quintile SE | 16.06 | 16.20 | 13.83 | 0.234 |
(14.63–17.49) | (14.74–17.66) | (9.97–17.70) | ||
Household in the 3rd quintile SE | 21.70 | 21.28 | 28.64 | 0.307 |
(19.15–24.26) | (18.94–23.62) | (14.14–43.13) | ||
Household in the 4th quintile SE | 25.30 | 25.33 | 24.70 | 0.854 |
(22.93–27.66) | (22.95–27.72) | (17.86–31.55) | ||
Household in the 5th quintile SE | 23.51 | 23.41 | 25.13 | 0.661 |
(20.03–26.99) | (19.91–26.91) | (17.00–33.27) |