Table 1 Characteristics of 1256 Yazidi internally displaced persons included in this study
All n = 1256 | In Camp n = 794 (63%) | Out of Camp n = 462 (37%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 30 (24–41) | 30 (24–40) | 31 (24–42) | 0.26 | |
Female | 49% | 49% | 48% | 0.80 | |
Marital Status | Married | 71% | 70% | 73% | 0.46 |
Widowed | 2% | 3% | 2% | ||
Divorced | 0% | 1% | 0% | ||
Single or never married | 26% | 27% | 25% | ||
Illiterate | 45% | 46% | 44% | 0.35 | |
Education level | None | 42% | 42% | 41% | 0.17 |
Some primary | 15% | 16% | 14% | ||
Finished primary | 11% | 10% | 12% | ||
Intermediate | 19% | 16% | 16% | ||
High school or above | 13% | 11% | 17% | ||
Other | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
Main occupation before ISIS attack | Farming/Livestock | 13% | 14% | 12% | 0.65 |
Government employee | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
Self-employed | 19% | 20% | 18% | ||
Police/army | 4% | 5% | 4% | ||
Student | 22% | 22% | 22% | ||
Housewife | 30% | 29% | 31% | ||
Unemployed | 5% | 5% | 5% | ||
Other | 3% | 2% | 4% | ||
Employment after ISIS attack | Farming/Livestock | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0.002 |
Government employee | 4% | 4% | 4% | ||
Self-employed | 16% | 14% | 16% | ||
Police/army | 3% | 3% | 3% | ||
Student | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
Housewife | 38% | 38% | 38% | ||
Unemployed | 26% | 29% | 20% | ||
Other | 4% | 3% | 7% | ||
Current income | < 300,000 IQD per month | 61% | 65% | 55% | 0.02 |
Between 300,000–600,000 IQD per month | 20% | 18% | 25% | ||
> 600,000 IQD per month | 8% | 7% | 9% | ||
No response/Other | 11% | 11% | 11% | ||