tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post7676972224220720715..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Broken homes more likely for children of transplantsagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-2459504885002643982015-05-29T13:31:29.478-04:002015-05-29T13:31:29.478-04:00One aspect of this I remember is that transplants ...One aspect of this I remember is that transplants under the regtransplant variable are older, with average age 43.45 for Native vs 47.44 for Transplants<br /><br />Being older would give you more time to be divorced and then remarry in.<br /><br />Plus if you're a bit older, your kids are a bit less likely to be part of a broken home exactly if you do divorce.<br /><br />Average ages by marital and transplant status<br /><br /> MARRIED WIDOWED DIVORCED SEPARATED NEVER MARRIED<br />0: Native 46.10 68.70 46.03 41.79 28.94<br />1: Transplant 48.11 69.23 49.81 45.91 33.01<br /><br />I had a go at testing this by comparing the differences at different age groups using an age group control (no education control on top of that though), comparing the differences at each year of age (for the ever divorced variable, the children variable at at least one and regtrans).<br /><br />Across the whole age group set of all given year, transplants averaged 6% higher more likely to have been divorced. At a finer scale, at 20-29, they were 3.5% less likely to have been divorced, at 30-40 the same, then differences began emerging at 41-50, where transplants were 3.5% more likely to have divorced and then 51-65 where they were 10% more likely. <br /><br />That might be pushing the data further than it goes, but that would fit with a certain view of transplants where once their kids are adults, or at least teens, they're more likely to consider the marriage as having outlived its usefulness and function, despite the fact that with more willpower and drive they would in the immediate term be likely to stay together for the kids.<br /><br />While the stay at home Natives are more likely to stay together long term for continued community support as a family, sentimental attachment, family holidays, etc. Perhaps for the same psychological reasons more or less they stay rooted to a region.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-21048651387983735022015-05-27T13:50:22.088-04:002015-05-27T13:50:22.088-04:00In huge samples, just about any difference is sign...In huge samples, just about any difference is significant. How "meaningful" they are is a separate question.<br /><br />But given that we're talking about stewardship over your own flesh-and-blood children, rather than distant relatives, even a minor difference is damning evidence of footloose migrants, in my eyes.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-14648261177678305262015-05-27T13:14:07.910-04:002015-05-27T13:14:07.910-04:00I have a hard time believing that 2% points are go...I have a hard time believing that 2% points are going to be statistically significant.<br /><br />Though 4-6% ones probably are.WillBestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-16153527978850009742015-05-26T20:12:27.697-04:002015-05-26T20:12:27.697-04:00Makes sense, without a baked-in support network of...Makes sense, without a baked-in support network of family and old friends, the normal stresses of marriage and parenthood are amplified. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-38771623682782947142015-05-26T19:40:48.667-04:002015-05-26T19:40:48.667-04:00Transplants beget transplants. Transplants beget transplants. asnoreply@blogger.com