Table 2 Key characteristics of the sample across languages
English (N = 341) | Arabic (N = 2957) | Farsi/Dari (N = 485) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Percent (absolute) | |||
Survey language = mother tongue | |||
Yes | 2.1 (7) | 62.6 (1850) | 85.8 (416) |
No | 98.0 (334) | 37.4 (1485) | 14.2 (69) |
Gender | |||
Male | 56.6 (193) | 62.2 (1840) | 61.0 (296) |
Female | 43.4 (148) | 37.8 (1117) | 39.0 (189) |
Country of origin | |||
Syria | 0.9 (3) | 72.9 (2155) | - |
Afghanistan | 2.6 (9) | 1.5 (43) | 0.6 (3) |
Iraq | - | 15.4 (456) | 79.2 (384) |
Eritrea | 32.3 (110) | 3.0 (88) | - |
Other | 64.2 (219) | 7.3 (215) | 20.2 (98) |
Legal status | |||
Asylum seeker | 25.5 (87) | 7.9 (234) | 27.4 (133) |
Residence permit | 49.9 (170) | 85.5 (2528) | 62.7 (304) |
No residence permit | 22.6 (77) | 5.6 (164) | 5.6 (27) |
NAa | 2.1 (7) | 1.1 (31) | 4.3 (21) |
Education (ISCED 2011)b | |||
1 | 39.9 (136) | 34.9 (1031) | 50.1 (243) |
2 | 42.8 (146) | 39.4 (1166) | 33.0 (160) |
3 | 11.7 (40) | 19.0 (562) | 10.1 (49) |
NAa | 5.6 (19) | 6.7 (198) | 6.8 (33) |
Religious denomination | |||
Christian | 54.0 (184) | 8.1 (240) | 12.8 (62) |
Islam | 37.2 (127) | 75.7 (2238) | 72.6 (352) |
Other | 4.1 (14) | 8.2 (243) | 0.4 (2) |
None | 2.4 (8) | 5.2 (155) | 9.5 (46) |
NAa | 2.4 (8) | 2.7 (81) | 4.7 (23) |
Housing | |||
Refugee housing | 36.4 (124) | 11.9 (353) | 33.2 (161) |
Private housing | 63.6 (217) | 87.5 (2586) | 66.8 (324) |
NAa | - | 0.6 (18) | - |
Family status | |||
Not married | 51.0 (174) | 30.4 (899) | 35.5 (172) |
Married | 48.7 (166) | 69.4 (2053) | 64.5 (313) |
NAa | 0.3 (1) | 0.2 (5) | - |
Mean (SD) | |||
Age | 31.9 (8.8) | 35.4 (10.9) | 33.0 (10.4) |
Years in Germany | 3.6 (1.6) | 3.1 (1.1) | 3.1 (0.8) |
NAa | 2 | 12 | 2 |
Total | 341 | 2957 | 485 |