Table 1 Demographic characteristics
From: Mental health of refugees following state-sponsored repatriation from Germany
| Â | Â | Pre-Test | Post-Test | Statistics | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Total (n = 47) | Returned with VARP (n = 25) | Not returned (n = 8) | Â | Â |
Sex N (%) | Male | 25 (53.2) | 12 (48.0) | 4 (50.0) | Fisher's Exact | p = 1.0 |
| Â | Female | 22 (46.8) | 13 (52.0) | 4 (50.0) | Â | Â |
Age in years M (SD ) | Â | 48.7 (17.2) | 53.5 (17.4) | 46.4 (11.7) | Fisher's Exact | p = .4 |
Older than 60 years (%) | Â | 9 (19.1) | 6 (24.0) | 0 (0) | Â | Â |
Marital status (%) | Single | 7 (14.9) | 2 (8.0) | - (-) | Chi 2 (3) = 5.1 | p = .2 |
| Â | Married | 29 (61.7) | 14 (56.0) | 8 (-) | Â | Â |
| Â | Divorced | 6 (12.8) | 4 (16.0) | - (-) | Â | Â |
| Â | Widowed | 5 (10.6) | 5 (20.0) | - (-) | Â | Â |
Country of origin | Bosnia | 9 (19.1) | 6 (24.0) | 2 (25.0) | Chi 2 (3) = 4.2 | p = .1 |
| Â | Serbia | 16 (34.0) | 11 (44.0) | 1 (12.5) | Â | Â |
| Â | Kosovo | 12 (25.5) | 5 (20.0) | 5 (62.5) | Â | Â |
| Â | Turkey | 5 (10.6) | 3 (12.0) | - (-) | Â | Â |
| Â | Iraq | 5 (10.6) | - (-) | Â | Â | Â |
Number of children M ( SD) | Â | 4.2 (3.2) | 4.6 (2.7) | 5.14 (4.1) | U = 73.0 | p = .9 |
School aged children N (%) | Total | 19 (40.4) | 12 (48.0) | 4 (50.0) | Chi 2 (2) = 3.6 | p = .2 |
| Â | In school | 19 (100.0) | 4 (33.0) | 4 (100.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Not in school | - (-) | 6 (50.0) | - (-) | Â | Â |
Duration of stay in Germany in years M (SD) | Â | 13.1 (4.2) | 13.0 (3.5) | 13.4 (.9) | t (17.7) = -.5 | p = .6 |
| Â | Minimum | 3 | 3 | 12 | Â | Â |
| Â | Maximum | 18 | 17 | 14 | Â | Â |
Education in years M (SD) | Â | 7.7 (4.9) | 6.5 (5.1) | 10.2 (.5) | t (4.2) = -.7 | p = .5 |