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Correlational findings

Study Joarder et al. (2017): study BD 2012 /1

Public
25+ aged, intimates left behind after migration, Bangladesh, 2012 - 2013.
Survey name
Not a survey study
Sample
Respondents
N = 205
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Number of dependents
Our Classification
Distribution
Migrant to Malyasia: M= 4,62; SD 2,29
Migrant to UK:             M = 4,13; SD 2,61
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Number of dependents in household left behind

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-fc OPRC = + ns Migrant to Malaysia   OPRC .09
Migrant to UK         OPRC .06

Controlled for:

HOME HOUSEHOLD
- age
- gender
- muslim religion
- household size
- log remittances
- education level
- health state
- log income
- living environment
- land ownership
- home ownership
- change in socio-economic status
- employment status
HOME HOUSEHOLD REPORTING ON MIGRANT
- birth position of migrant
- migrant child of household head
- number of visits migrant
- number of migrants in household
MIGRANT SELF REPORT:
-years abroad
-spouse/children left behind
-stay forever
-too poor at origin
-parents/family insisted