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Table 1 Sociodemographic data for the primary study group (n = 56) at the time of arrival divided into respondents at the 6-year follow-up (n = 28) and dropouts (n = 28).

From: The hopes of West African refugees during resettlement in northern Sweden: a 6-year prospective qualitative study of pathways and agency thoughts

 

Respondents

Dropouts

Total

 

n

Percent

n

Percent

n

Percent

Sex

      

   Male

10

35.7

16

57.1

26

46.4

   Female

18

64.2

12

42.8

30

53.5

Religion

      

   Christian

16

57.1

21

75.0

37

66.0

   Muslim

10

35.7

6

21.4

16

28.5

   No reply

2

7.1

1

3.5

3

5.3

Marital status

      

   Married

13

46.4

10

35.7

23

41.0

   Unmarried

11

39.2

16

57.1

27

48.2

   Divorced

0

0

0

0

0

0

   Widow

2

7.1

0

0

2

3.5

   No reply

2

7.1

2

7.1

4

7.1

Education

      

   University

10

35.7

8

28.5

18

32.1

   Secondary

11

39.2

13

46.4

24

42.8

   Primary

3

10.7

7

25.0

10

17.8

   No education

4

14.2

0

0

4

7.1

Self-reported health good

11

39.2

12

42.8

23

41.0

Regular social interaction outside family

4

14.2

7

25.0

11

19.6

Involuntarily separated from family

26

92.8

25

89.2

51

91.0

Witnessed torture/killings

26

92.8

23

82.1

49

87.5

Anyone important killed in home country

28

100

27

96.4

55

98.2