Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Subjective quality of life in war-affected populations
Characteristics | Total | Balkans | Refugees in the West |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 4167 | N = 3313 | N = 854 | |
Female gender1 (N, %) | 2221 (53.3) | 1783 (53.8) | 438 (51.3) |
Age (mean years, SD) | 42.3 (11.8) | 42.5 (12.0) | 41.6 (10.8) |
Education level (N, %) | |||
None or primary | 1195 (28.7) | 1007 (30.4) | 188 (22.0) |
Secondary | 1972 (47.3) | 1618 (48.8) | 354 (41.5) |
Vocational/higher | 1000 (24.0) | 688 (20.8) | 312 (36.5) |
Marital status2 (N, %) | |||
Married/cohabiting | 2980 (71.5) | 2328 (70.3) | 652 (76.3) |
Single | 695 (16.7) | 606 (18.3) | 89 (10.4) |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 491 (11.8) | 378 (11.4) | 113 (13.2) |
Employment status (N, %) | |||
Employed/In training | 1714 (41.1) | 1329 (40.1) | 385 (45.1) |
Unemployed | 1983 (47.6) | 1545 (46.6) | 438 (51.3) |
Retired | 470 (11.3) | 439 (13.3) | 31 (3.6) |
Number of traumatic events (Mean, SD) | |||
Pre-war traumatic events | 0.8 (1.1) | 0.7 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.3) |
War traumatic events | 4.7 (3.2) | 4.2 (2.8) | 6.8 (3.6) |
Post-war traumatic events | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.6 (0.8) | 1.1 (1.3) |
Living in collective accommodation3 | 322 (7.7) | 282 (8.5) | 40 (4.7) |
Had met a friend in a week before interview4 | 3378 (81.1) | 2676 (80.8) | 702 (82.2) |
Experienced war-related displacement5 | - | 1486 (44.9) | 854 (100) |
Number of migration stressors (Mean, SD) | - | - | 2.6 (1.6) |
Posttraumatic stress (Mean, SD) | 1.2 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.2) |