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Table 3 Description of the variables used in Logit model

From: Brain drain of agriculture and veterinary graduates to abroad: evidence from Nepal

Variables

Description

Observation

Overall

Brain drain (n = 43)

Non-brain drain (n = 358)

Mean difference

AGE

Age of respondent (year)

394

25.47

28.28

25.14

3.14***

GENDER

Gender of the respondent (male = 1, otherwise 0)

392

0.63

0.69

0.62

0.07

HHSIZE

Total family member in household

400

5.38

5.25

5.40

− 0.15

MARITAL

Marital status of the respondent (married = 1, otherwise 0)

392

0.29

0.51

0.26

0.25***

OCCUPATION

Major occupation of the household head (agriculture = 1, otherwise 0)

401

0.31

0.30

0.32

− 0.02

EDU_MOTHER

Mother’s education (literate = 1, otherwise 0)

401

0.85

0.86

0.84

0.02

INCOME_HH

Total annual HH Income (NRs.) (natural log transformation)

379

10.63

10.78

10.61

0.17

MIGRATION_HH

Family member’s migration status (migrated = 1, otherwise 0)

381

0.22

0.42

0.19

0.23***

  1. Mean difference is based on t statistics
  2. ***p ≤ 0.01