Table 1 Demographic characteristics and postmigratory variables
From: Mental health of asylum seekers: a cross-sectional study of psychiatric disorders
Characteristic | Asylum seekers | |
|---|---|---|
Group 1 (n = 43) | Group 2 (n = 43) | |
Male gender, n (%) | 31 (72.1) | 29 (67.4) |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 26.7 (7.2) | 32.9 (9.6) |
Married, n (%) | 17 (39.5) | 21 (48.8) |
Education in years, mean (SD) | 10.2 (4.5) | 9.5 (4.9) |
Region of origin, n (%) | ||
Asia | 19 (44.2) | 32 (74.4) |
Europe | 11 (25.6) | 6 (14.0) |
Africa | 13 (30.2) | 5 (11.6) |
Time in Switzerland in months, mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.1) | 15.5 (3.2) |
Family members in Switzerland, n (%) | 17 (39.5) | 28 (65.1) |
Social contacts beyond family, n (%) | ||
Never | 10 (23.3) | 8 (15.6) |
Sometimes | 20 (46.5) | 22 (51.2) |
Frequently | 13 (30.2) | 13 (30.2) |
German proficiency, n (%) | ||
Poor | 29 (67.4) | 13 (30.2) |
Medium | 13 (30.2) | 22 (52.2) |
Sufficient | 1 (2.3) | 8 (18.6) |
Homesickness, n (%) | ||
Never | 2 (4.7) | 4 (9.5) |
Sometimes | 18 (44.2) | 20 (47.7) |
Frequently | 22(51.2) | 18 (41.9) |
Feeling at home in Switzerland, n (%) | ||
Not at all | 14 (32.5) | 8 (18.7) |
A little | 12 (27.9) | 14 (32.6) |
Quite/very much | 17 (39.5) | 21 (48.8) |