Differences in the health transition patterns of migrants and non-migrants aged 50 and older in southern and western Europe (2004–2015)

Table 3 Effects^a (logit) of experiencing a transition in self-rated health, by sex (2004–2015)

Effects (logit) of transitioning as compared to remaining in good (or more) self-rated health
	Males (N = 39,807)				Females (N = 43,839)
Log pseudo-likelihood	−35,304				−38,987
Pseudo R²	0.0735				0.0820
	to fair health		to poor health		to fair health		to poor health
	b	SE	b	SE	b	SE	b	SE
Origin: non-migrants (ref)
Western migrants	0.19**	0.08	0.37**	0.16	0.21***	0.07	0.29*	0.16
Non-western migrants	0.20*	0.12	0.45*	0.25	0.19	0.12	0.21	0.26
Effects (logit) of transitioning as compared to remaining in fair self-rated health
	Males (N = 12,763)				Females (N = 16,944)
Log pseudo-likelihood	−15,648				−20,737
Pseudo R²	0.0606				0.0583
	to good health		to poor health		to good health		to poor health
	b	SE	b	SE	b	SE	b	SE
Origin: non-migrants (ref)
Western migrants	0.03	0.12	0.02	0.15	−0.20**	0.09	0.26**	0.12
Non-western migrants	0.14	0.18	−0.24	0.25	0.19	0.16	0.41**	0.20
Effects (logit) of transitioning as compared to remaining in poor self-rated health
	Males (N = 4430)				Females (N = 5850)
Log pseudo-likelihood	− 5187				− 6892
Pseudo R²	0.0676				0.0746
	to good health		to fair health		to good health		to fair health
	b	SE	b	SE	b	SE	b	SE
Origin: non-migrants (ref)
Western migrants	0.23	0.25	−0.10	0.19	−0.31	0.24	− 0.35**	0.16
Non-western migrants	0.91**	0.40	0.16	0.35	−0.07	0.40	−0.09	0.27

Source: Own calculations based on data from respondents aged 50 and older in 10 southern and western European countries in SHARE (2004–2015)
^aThe effects shown pertain to the fully adjusted model. Results for the intermediate steps are shown in the appendix
* p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01

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