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Table 1 Sociodemographic and flight-related characteristics

From: Factors predicting symptoms of somatization, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, self-rated mental and physical health among recently arrived refugees in Germany

 

Participants

N = 502

Age

 M/SD/Range

29.73/8.79/18–70

 18–29 years

293 (58.3%)

 30–39 years

142 (28.3%)

 40–49 years

44 (8.8%)

  > 50 years

23 (4.6%)

Sex

 male

348 (69.3%)

 female

154 (30.6%)

Country of origin

 Cameroon

92 (18.3%)

 Eritrea

41 (8.2%)

 Iraq

23 (4.6%)

 Nigeria

38 (7.6%)

 Syria

52 (10.4%)

 Turkey

43 (8.6%)

 Venezuela

85 (16.9%)

 other a

128 (25.4%)

University degree1

 yes

259 (51.9%)

 no

240 (48.1%)

Last occupational status2

 employed

107 (21.4%)

 in retirement

4 (0.8%)

 military service

23 (4.6%)

 self-employed

121 (24.2%)

 studies or training

108 (21.6%)

 no employment

61 (12.2%)

 other

77 (15.4%)

Marital status2

 single

290 (57.9%)

 married

180 (35.9%)

 divorced

21 (4.2%)

 widowed

10 (2%)

Partnership2

 yes

186 (37.1%)

 no

315 (62.9%)

Parenthood2

 yes

201 (40.1%)

 no

300 (59.9%)

Flight duration in years

 M/SD/Range

1.9/3.2/0–27

Accompaniment during the flight2

 alone

224 (44.7%)

 strangers

127 (25.3%)

 friends

50 (10%)

 family members

100 (20%)

Information about family2

 yes

266 (53.1%)

 no

235 (46.9%)

Support in Asylum Procedure

 yes

349 (69.5%)

 no

153 (30.5%)

Support in Family Reunion

 yes

141 (28.1%)

 no

361 (71.9%)

Support in Health Care System

 yes

196 (39%)

 no

306 (61%)

  1. 1N = 499; 2N = 501; a Country of origin other (N): Afghanistan (6), Algeria (2), Armenia (2), Belarus (1), Colombia (1) Ethiopia (20), Ghana (3), Georgia (7), India (2), Iran (5), Jordan (2), Kosovo (1), Kuwait (1), Lebanon (7), Liberia (1), Libya (13), Morocco (3), Myanmar (3), Palestine (10), Pakistan (7), Russian Federation (9), Senegal (2), Somalia (7), Sri Lanka (1), Tunisia (4), Ukraine (1), stateless (7)