From: Earnings growth of Mexican immigrants: new versus traditional destinations
 | Men | Women | ||||||||||
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 | Mexico-born | Newly arrived Mexico-born | Mexico-born | Newly arrived Mexico-born | ||||||||
 | Trad | New high growth | New low growth | Trad | New high growth | New low growth | Trad | New high growth | New low growth | Trad | New high growth | New low growth |
Age | 34.66 | 33.24~ | 32.01 ~ + | 29.53 | 28.98~ | 28.69~ | 35.54 | 33.96~ | 32.71 ~ + | 31.56 | 30.59~ | 29.36 ~ + |
Education: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  % less than high school | 61.20 | 62.90~ | 60.45+ | 66.82 | 66.32 | 62.46 ~ + | 60.22 | 60.50 | 59.79 | 61.17 | 61.34 | 59.84 |
  % high school | 24.72 | 25.32 | 28.92 ~ + | 21.42 | 24.98~ | 27.96 ~ + | 23.81 | 25.82~ | 26.55~ | 22.01 | 25.23~ | 26.82~ |
  % some college | 9.77 | 7.53~ | 6.53 ~ + | 7.13 | 4.87~ | 5.54~ | 10.98 | 9.16~ | 7.95 ~ + | 10.39 | 7.50~ | 6.56~ |
  % college or higher | 4.32 | 4.25 | 4.11 | 4.63 | 3.83 | 4.04 | 4.99 | 4.53 | 5.71 ~ + | 6.42 | 5.93 | 6.78 |
% married | 65.28 | 62.03~ | 56.54 ~ + | 47.59 | 46.12 | 42.51 ~ + | 68.06 | 69.13 | 67.90 | 63.88 | 66.51 | 64.10 |
Labor Market Outcomes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  % currently employed | 86.30 | 88.97~ | 89.29~ | 86.99 | 88.59 | 89.15~ | 45.54 | 45.94 | 48.52 ~ + | 37.60 | 37.56 | 43.80 ~ + |
  Avg. hours worked per week | 38.14 | 38.41 | 38.85 ~ + | 38.11 | 37.75 | 38.58+ | 32.48 | 33.14~ | 33.77 ~ + | 31.29 | 32.05 | 33.78 ~ + |
  Real wage | 6.07 | 6.16 | 5.82 ~ + | 5.16 | 5.36~ | 5.34~ | 5.10 | 5.08 | 4.89 ~ + | 4.70 | 4.55 | 4.52 |
  Log real wage | 1.69 | 1.72~ | 1.67 ~ + | 1.55 | 1.60~ | 1.59~ | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.51+ | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.45 |
Adjusted outcomes 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  % currently employed | 82.61 | 85.11~ | 84.31~ | 82.07 | 84.06 | 83.84 | 54.5 | 58.6~ | 56.93~ | 52.15 | 54.22 | 56.16~ |
  Avg. hours worked per week | 37.69 | 38.67~ | 39.18~ | 37.39 | 37.87 | 38.79 | 31.44 | 32.73~ | 32.83~ | 30.95 | 32.15 | 33.23~ |
  Real wage | 5.88 | 5.98 | 5.77 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 5.61 | 5.15 | 5.19 | 5.07 | 4.84 | 4.93 | 4.82 |
  Log real wage | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.62~ | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.49 |
Industry of employment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  % working in agriculture | 7.42 | 5.02~ | 8.13 ~ + | 11.15 | 5.24~ | 8.91 ~ + | 3.99 | 2.20~ | 3.14 ~ + | 6.63 | 1.24~ | 3.66 ~ + |
  % working in manufacturing | 17.73 | 9.42~ | 18.09+ | 15.71 | 8.75~ | 14.42+ | 18.27 | 9.62~ | 24.75 ~ + | 17.87 | 10.68~ | 22.05 ~ + |
  % working in construction | 23.15 | 36.23~ | 31.27 ~ + | 26.10 | 39.80~ | 33.66 ~ + | 1.15 | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 2.32 | 2.08 |
  % working in retail/trade/whole sale | 21.46 | 19.81~ | 20.09~ | 23.01 | 22.49 | 21.25 | 26.51 | 29.99~ | 26.46+ | 29.89 | 36.53~ | 30.53+ |
  % working in other industries | 30.24 | 29.53 | 22.41 ~ + | 24.04 | 23.72 | 21.76~ | 50.08 | 56.66~ | 44.18 ~ + | 44.16 | 49.23~ | 41.68+ |
Internal Migration 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  % moved | 17.99 | 22.36~ | 24.38 ~ + | 27.07 | 35.28~ | 34.71~ | 15.41 | 20.27~ | 21.45~ | 25.14 | 30.91~ | 33.26~ |
  % Inter-state Migration | 0.82 | 2.92~ | 3.79 ~ + | 1.10 | 5.18~ | 5.69~ | 0.91 | 2.99~ | 3.77~ | 1.09 | 3.64~ | 5.08~ |
  Adjusted% moved1 | 17.43 | 20.38 | 21.38 | 23.86 | 31.29 | 30.21 | 16.64 | 20.63~ | 21.09~ | 23.54 | 28.16 | 29.22 |
  Adjusted% Inter-state Migration1 | 1.00 | 3.00~ | 3.71~ | 1.96 | 5.97 | 6.53~ | 1.27 | 3.25~ | 4.02~ | 1.30 | 3.91~ | 5.40~ |
N | 15779 | 8964 | 14113 | 2568 | 2218 | 4582 | 15289 | 7534 | 9644 | 2367 | 1720 | 2744 |