Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents
Variable | Refugee (N = 444) | Non-refugee (N = 527) | χ 2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
< 25 | 97 (21.8) | 61 (11.6) | ||
25-34 | 167 (37.6) | 286 (54.3) | 55.7 | <0.001 |
35-44 | 90 (20.3) | 134 (25.4) | ||
> = 45 | 90 (20.3) | 46 (8.7) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 263 (59.2) | 320 (60.7) | 0.22 | 0.64 |
Female | 181 (40.8) | 207 (39.3) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Never Married | 13(2.9) | 468(88.8) | ||
Married | 376(84.7) | 48(9.1) | 711.6 | <0.001 |
Divorced | 28(6.3) | 5(0.9) | ||
Widowed | 27(6.1) | 6(1.1) | ||
Family type | n = 376 | n = 48 | ||
Monogamous | 256 (68.1) | 37 (77.1) | 7.9 | 0.007 |
Polygamous | 120 (31.9) | 11 (22.9) | ||
Religion | ||||
Christianity | 310 (69.8) | 383 (72.7) | ||
Islam | 134 (30.2) | 144 (27.3) | 0.962 | 0.345 |
Actively Religious | ||||
Yes | 314(70.7) | 467(88.6) | 49.03 | <0.001 |
No | 130(29.3) | 60(11.4) | ||
Housing | ||||
One room | 399(89.9) | 254(48.2) | 189.96 | <0.001 |
Two or more rooms | 45 (10.1) | 273(51.8) | ||
Educational status | ||||
No formal education | 64(14.4) | 13(2.5) | 138.56 | <0.001 |
Primary education | 42(9.5) | 18(3.4) | ||
Secondary education | 232(52.3) | 190(36.1) | ||
Tertiary education | 106(23.9) | 306(58.1) | ||
Occupation | ||||
Professional | 133(30.0) | 141(26.8) | 4.94 | 0.294 |
Skilled worker | 44(9.9) | 68(12.9) | ||
Student | 92(20.7) | 122(23.1) | ||
Unemployed | 48(10.8) | 44(8.3) | ||
Unskilled worker | 127(28.6) | 152(28.8) |