Table 1 Sociodemographic description of the study population in their home countries
Number, N | Age group (years) | Family status | Children | Education | Employment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17–29 | 30–45 | 46–69 | Alone | Partnered | Yes | No | None | School/job training | University | Yes | No | ||
Afghanistan | 163 (25%) | 76 (48%) | 68 (42%) | 16 (10%) | 27 (17%) | 135 (83%) | 138 (85%) | 25 (15%) | 52 (32%) | 97 (60%) | 13 (8%) | 102 (63%) | 61 (37%) |
Syria | 312 (47%) | 130 (42%) | 127 (41%) | 55 (18%) | 61 (20%) | 250 (80%) | 257 (84%) | 50 (16%) | 24 (8%) | 231 (75%) | 53 (17%) | 176 (56%) | 136 (44%) |
Iraq | 73 (11%) | 38 (52%) | 23 (32%) | 12 (16%) | 14 (19%) | 59 (81%) | 62 (86%) | 10 (14%) | 15 (21%) | 46 (63%) | 12 (16%) | 47 (64%) | 26 (36%) |
Somalia | 20 (3%) | 14 (70%) | 4 (20%) | 2 (10%) | 13 (65%) | 7 (35%) | 12 (67%) | 6 (33%) | 11 (55%) | 9 (45%) | 0 | 13 (65%) | 7 (35%) |
Iran | 38 (6%) | 19 (50%) | 17 (45%) | 2 (5%) | 7 (19%) | 30 (81%) | 21 (57%) | 16 (43%) | 3 (8%) | 22 (59%) | 12 (32%) | 21 (55%) | 17 (45%) |
Eritrea | 57 (9%) | 40 (70%) | 13 (23%) | 4 (7%) | 28 (51%) | 27 (49%) | 34 (60%) | 23 (40%) | 3 (5%) | 53 (93%) | 1 (2%) | 42 (74%) | 15 (26%) |
Total | 663 (100%) | 317 (48%) | 252 (38%) | 91 (14%) | 150 (23%) | 508 (77%) | 524 (80%) | 130 (20%) | 908 (16%) | 458 (70%) | 91 (14%) | 401 (60%) | 262 (40%) |