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 |
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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*** |