Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample of undocumented migrants for the quantitative study and the different comparison groups
From: Subjective health of undocumented migrants in Germany – a mixed methods approach
Sample and comparison groups | n | Mean age in years | % female | Statistical comparison performed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantitative study sample of undocumented migrants | 96 | 37 | 72 % | - |
U.S. American norm sample, complete sample [34] | 7069 | 51 | 60 % | T-test of differences in means of 8 dimensions of health, see Fig. 1. |
U.S. American norm sample, subgroup of participants indicating one or more physical disease [34] | 2329 | n. a. | n. a. | T-test of differences in means of subjective physical and mental health summary scores, see text. |
Representative German sample, subgroup of participants indicating having visited a physician for an acute or chronic disease in the past four weeks [39] | 1955 | 51 | 56 % | T-test of differences in means of subjective physical and mental health summary score by age-group and gender, see Table 2. |
Generalized linear regression model, see Table 3. |