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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population, per ethnic group (N = 580)

From: Uptake of health services for common mental disorders by first-generation Turkish and Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands

 

Ethnic Dutch

(N = 304)

Turkish

(N = 149)

Moroccan

(N = 127)

p-value*

Age (mean, sd.)

53.8 (14.5)

47.8 (13.2)

50.4 (12.9)

0.000

Gender (male, %)

41.8

45.6

55.9

0.027

Education (higher than vocational, %)

80.6

43.0

41.7

0.000

Health insurance (public, %)

62.5

81.2

95.3

0.000

CIDI-diagnosis for CMD (%)

10.9

27.5

12.6

0.000

K10 (mean, sd.)

15.0 (5.2)

20.8 (8.8)

19.0 (9.5)

0.000

  1. * differences were tested using ANOVA (means) and Chi2-tests (proportions)
  2. Sd. = standard deviation
  3. CIDI = Composite International Diagnostic Interview
  4. CMD = common mental disorder (anxiety and/or depression)
  5. K10 = Kessler psychological distress scale