Table 1 Population characteristics of Syrian refugees by settlement
Characteristics | Ritsona camp N = 286 n (%) | Katsikas camp N = 133 n (%) | Hotel Ioannina N = 117 n (%) | Samos hotspot N = 73 n (%) | Athens hotel N = 119 n (%) | Total N = 728 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 139 (50.2) | 52 (39.7) | 53 (45.7) | 22 (30.1) | 30 (25.2) | 296 (41.3) |
Median age, years [IQR] | 12 [5–30] | 21 [9–31] | 13 [8–25] | 20 [15–31] | 23 [17–30] | 18 [7–30] |
City of origin | ||||||
Aleppo | 99 (35.5) | 39 (29.3) | 58 (49.6) | 14 (19.2) | 35 (29.7) | 245 (34.0) |
Damascus | 26 (9.3) | 42 (31.6) | 14 (12.0) | 15 (20.6) | 24 (20.3) | 121 (16.8) |
Al-Hasakah | 61 (21.9) | 13 (9.8) | 11 (9.4) | 18 (24.7) | 9 (7.6) | 112 (15.6) |
Dar Ezor | 21 (7.5) | 5 (3.8) | 11 (9.4) | 1 (1.4) | 12 (10.2) | 50 (6.9) |
Family status on site | ||||||
Nuclear family | 221 (82.2) | 92 (71.3) | 40 (37.0) | 30 (56.6) | 27 (25.0) | 410 (61.5) |
Single parent | 9 (3.4) | 9 (7.0) | 22 (20.4) | 1 (1.9) | 5 (4.6) | 46 (6.9) |
Child alone | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.8) | – | 5 (9.4) | 2 (1.9) | 10 (1.5) |
Alone | 10 (3.7) | 24 (18.6) | 4 (3.7) | 16 (30.2) | 62 (57.4) | 116 (17.4) |
Other | 27 (10.0) | 3 (2.3) | 42 (38.9) | 1 (1.9) | 12 (11.1) | 85 (12.7) |
Among respondents ≥ 15 years | ||||||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 21 (18.8) | 30 (39.5) | 21 (39.6) | 29 (53.7) | 60 (62.8) | 161 (41.4) |
Married/union | 89 (79.5) | 45 (59.2) | 32 (60.4) | 24 (44.4) | 34 (36.2) | 224 (57.6) |
Separated/divorced | 1 (0.9) | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.3) |
Widowed | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.3) | – | 1 (1.9) | – | 3 (0.8) |
Unknown | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
Level of education | ||||||
None | 15 (13.0) | 5 (6.7) | 2 (3.6) | 3 (5.6) | 7 (7.5) | 32 (8.2) |
Primary | 51 (44.4) | 11 (14.7) | 13 (23.6) | 9 (16.7) | 10 (10.8) | 94 (24.0) |
Secondary | 32 (27.8) | 37 (49.3) | 30 (54.6) | 33 (61.1) | 46 (49.5) | 178 (45.4) |
Tertiary | 17 (14.8) | 22 (29.3) | 10 (18.2) | 9 (16.7) | 30 (32.3) | 88 (22.5) |
Unknown | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 |