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Table 2 Immigration-related characteristics of the 1st and 2nd generation immigrants

From: Mental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant

 

Immigrants total

N = 248 (100%)

1st Generation

N = 115 (46.4%)

2nd Generation

N = 133 (53.6%)

χ2

Age at immigration

 M / SD

22.45 / 13.07

 

Length of stay

 M / SD

25.01 / 14.65

 

Parents immigration status

78.60**

 One immigrant parent

84 (33.9%)

6 (5.2%)

78 (58.6%)

 Both immigrant parents

164 (66.1%)

109 (94.8%)

55 (41.4%)

German citizenship

56.38**

 Yes

178 (71.8%)

56 (48.7%)

122 (91.7%)

 No

70 (28.2%)

59 (51.3%)

11 (8.3%)

Country/region of origin

18.19*

 Poland

30 (12.1%)

13 (11.3%)

17 (12.8%)

 Turkey

40 (16.1%)

19 (16.5%)

21 (15.8%)

 Former Yugoslaviaa

13 (5.2%)

6 (5.2%)

7 (5.3%)

 Former Soviet Unionb

31 (12.5%)

23 (20.0%)

8 (6.0%)

 South-western EU countriesc

60 (24.2%)

22 (19.1%)

38 (28.6%)

 Eastern EU countriesd

23 (9.3%)

10 (8.7%)

13 (9.8%)

 African countriese

12 (4.8%)

6 (5.2%)

6 (4.5%)

 Middle East countriesf

15 (6.0%)

6 (5.2%)

9 (6.8%)

 Far Eastern countriesg

10 (4.0%)

7 (6.1%)

3 (2.3%)

 Otherh

14 (5.6%)

3 (2.6%)

11 (8.3%)

Self-attribution as immigrant

51.19**

 Yes

85 (34.3%)

66 (57.4%)

19 (14.3%)

 No

161 (64.9%)

48 (41.7%)

113 (85.0%)

 Missing

2 (0.8%)

1 (0.9%)

1 (0.8%)

Anticipated attribution by others as immigrant

46.48**

 Yes

109 (44.0%)

77 (67.0%)

32 (24.1%)

 No

137 (55.2%)

37 (32.2%)

100 (75.2%)

 Missing

2 (0.8%)

1 (0.9%)

1 (0.8%)

  1. **p < .001; *p < .05; aAlbania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia; bKazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Uzbekistan; cBelgium, France, Greece, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden; dBulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary; eEgypt, Algeria, Ghana, Kenia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Senegal, Tunis; fAfghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria; gBangladesh, China, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; hArgentinia, Australia, Brazil, Chile, USA