Subjective health of undocumented migrants in Germany – a mixed methods approach

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Table 2 Comparison of HRQOL measured with SF-12v2 of undocumented migrants with a German sample

Summary Scales	Subgroups	Undocumented migrants				German sample^a
Summary Scales	Subgroups	N	M	SD	Mdn	N	M	SD	Mdn
Subjective Physical Health	20–34 years	31	43.98	5.10	43.63	391	47.68	8.59	49.66
	35–49 years	30	43.82	6.49	43.26	431	44.77	10.10	47.23
	50–64 years	12	39.05	6.03	40.47	590	41.12	9.95	42.37
	Men	23	43.76	7.02	43.28	865	43.90	10.01	45.95
	Women	56	42.61	5.36	42.85	1090	42.39	10.45	43.73
	Total	79	42.95	5.87	43.07	1955	43.06	10.28	44.79
Subjective Mental Health	20–34 years	31	39.87	7.75	38.79	391	50.65	8.49	52.65
	35–49 years	30	40.58	9.28	41.28	431	50.49	9.59	53.02
	50–64 years	12	40.58	10.49	39.74	590	50.92	10.21	53.96
	Men	23	39.67	7.96	38.79	865	52.38	9.01	55.04
	Women	56	40.88	8.82	41.28	1090	50.16	9.84	52.62
	Total	79	40.52	8.55	40.19	1955	51.14	9.55	53.57

M Mean, SD Standard Deviation, Mdn Median. ^aThe German sample constitutes a subgroups of the representative German sample surveyed with the BGS98. The subgroup includes all participants that visited a physician for an acute or chronic complaint within the past 4 weeks

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