Beyond Networks: Health, Crime, and Migration in Mexico
Table 3
Probit results: crime and migration.
Dependent variable: migrated (+)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Robbery
0.072
(0.053)
Crime
0.083
(0.052)
Past perspective
0.028
(0.123)
Future perspective
0.136
(0.086)
Age
−0.017***
−0.017***
−0.017***
−0.018***
(0.003)
(0.003)
(0.003)
(0.003)
Male
0.169***
0.169***
0.172***
0.173***
(0.042)
(0.042)
(0.042)
(0.042)
Married
0.647***
0.647***
0.648***
0.649***
(0.057)
(0.057)
(0.057)
(0.057)
Education years
0.017***
0.017***
0.017***
0.017***
(0.006)
(0.006)
(0.006)
(0.006)
Activity
0.003
0.003
0.005
0.005
(0.052)
(0.052)
(0.052)
(0.052)
Head of household
−1.329***
−1.329***
−1.330***
−1.330***
(0.079)
(0.079)
(0.079)
(0.079)
Family size
0.060***
0.059***
0.062***
0.063***
(0.014)
(0.014)
(0.014)
(0.014)
Family kids
−0.091***
−0.090***
−0.093***
−0.094***
(0.021)
(0.021)
(0.021)
(0.021)
Family elders
−0.145***
−0.145***
−0.144***
−0.144***
(0.046)
(0.046)
(0.046)
(0.046)
Phone
0.070
0.070
0.073
0.074
(0.048)
(0.048)
(0.048)
(0.048)
Own house
−0.137**
−0.137**
−0.139**
−0.140**
(0.061)
(0.061)
(0.061)
(0.060)
Own real estate
0.065
0.065
0.062
0.060
(0.052)
(0.052)
(0.052)
(0.052)
Family highest education
−0.074***
−0.074***
−0.072***
−0.072***
(0.024)
(0.024)
(0.024)
(0.024)
Income decile
−0.031***
−0.031***
−0.030***
−0.030***
(0.008)
(0.008)
(0.008)
(0.008)
Indigenous
−0.004
−0.004
−0.003
−0.000
(0.075)
(0.075)
(0.076)
(0.076)
Health coverage
−0.040
−0.040
−0.038
−0.035
(0.047)
(0.047)
(0.046)
(0.047)
Progresa/Procampo
−0.069
−0.068
−0.074
−0.073
(0.074)
(0.074)
(0.074)
(0.074)
Rural
−0.058
−0.056
−0.066
−0.064
(0.064)
(0.064)
(0.064)
(0.064)
US migrant households
0.017***
0.017***
0.017***
0.016***
(0.004)
(0.004)
(0.004)
(0.004)
Constant
−0.697***
−0.699***
−0.688***
−0.690***
(0.151)
(0.151)
(0.151)
(0.151)
Observations
12,961
12,961
12,961
12,961
Robust standard errors in parentheses. , . US migrant households is instrumented using distance to nearest railroad stop. (+) Migrated refers to local, domestic, and international migration.
