A qualitative study on resilience in adult refugees in Germany

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Sample Characteristics

*Gender*	Female	Male
*Gender*	24	30
*Age*	18–24	25–29	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–55
*Age*	11	13	12	5	5	3	5
*Country of origin*	Syria	Afghanistan;Afghanistan/Iran	Iran	Pakistan	Palestine	Libya	Sudan
*Country of origin*	36	9	4	2	1	1	1
*Level of Education*	No secondaryeducation	Secondaryeducation	Started university in the country of origin	University-educated	Young and currently in secondary education	Unknown
*Level of Education*	5	3	9	28	3	6
*Residence in Germany*	Berlin, Berlin	Leipzig, Saxony	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Duisburg, or Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia
*Residence in Germany*	39	4	11
*Year of arrival in Germany*	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
*Year of arrival in Germany*	1	1	34	11	6	1
*Legal status*	Refugee or asylum status	Subsidiary protection or deportation ban	Unresolved	Humanitarian program	Family reunification	Visa sponsorship	Unknown
*Legal status*	25	10	11	1	3	1	3
*Housing*	Private	Housing facility	Unknown
*Housing*	30	15	9
*Occupation*	Gainfully employed	In education	None reported
*Occupation*	13	11	30

Gender, age, country of origin, residence in Germany, year of arrival in Germany, legal status, and housing situation were directly ascertained (although housing situation and legal status were sometimes not entirely clear or unclear). Level of education and occupation were interpreted based on interview content. The "Unresolved" legal status category includes those waiting for the outcome of their appeal

ISSN: 1471-2458