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PENSIM input table EMIGDYN

Contains time-varying behavioral parameters relating to the emigration of native-born and foreign-born individuals.

Parent table is: EMIGRA

There are no child tables.

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PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . id
Identifies emigration parameters that can vary across calendar years, so more than one row can have the same id value.

Valid values: 1 to 999999999, Integer

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . notes
Describes specification of table row in free-form note.

Valid values: any ASCII text, Memo (Note: do not copy and paste from a word processor because of the possibility of embedded non-ASCII characters.

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . cal_year
Identifies calendar year for which parameters on this row apply.

Valid values: 1940 to 9999, Integer

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . nbe_rate
Annual native-born emigration rate expressed in decimal (not percentage) terms.

Valid values: 0.0 to 1.0, Real

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . fbe_prob
Decimal fraction of the foreign-born population that considers emigration.

Valid values: 0.0 to 1.0, Real

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . fbe_rate_a
Decimal fraction of foreign-born population who immigrated 1-5 years ago who emigrate this calendar year.

Valid values: 0.0 to 1.0, Real

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . fbe_rate_b
Decimal fraction of foreign-born population who immigrated 6-10 years ago who emigrate this calendar year.

Valid values: 0.0 to 1.0, Real

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . fbe_rate_c
Decimal fraction of foreign-born population who immigrated 11-15 years ago who emigrate this calendar year.

Valid values: 0.0 to 1.0, Real

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . fbe_rate_d
Decimal fraction of foreign-born population who immigrated 16+ years ago who emigrate this calendar year.

Valid values: 0.0 to 1.0, Real

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . sfprimeage
Multiplicative scaling factor applied to each fbe_rate_? when foreign-born individual is age 15 to 35.

Valid values: any positive value, Real

PENSIM:   EMIGDYN . sfotherage
Multiplicative scaling factor applied to each fbe_rate_? when foreign-born individual is either less than age 15 or more than age 35.

Valid values: any positive value, Real