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Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and health-related characteristics of the study population stratified by residence status

From: Self-rated health among undocumented and newly regularized migrants in Geneva: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

Undocumented

Newly regularized or eligible for regularization

p-value*

Cramer’s V / Cliff’s Delta

 

N = 437

N = 235

N = 202

  
 

n(%) or

median (IQR)

n(%) or

median (IQR)

n(%) or

median (IQR)

  

Self-rated health

<.001

0.16

 Very good to excellent

158 (36.2)

68 (28.9)

90 (44.6)

  

 Poor to good

279 (63.8)

167 (71.1)

112 (55.4)

  

Sex

.358

 

 Female

313 (71.6)

164 (69.8)

149 (73.8)

  

 Male

124 (28.4)

71 (30.2)

53 (26.2)

  

 Age (years)

43 (15)

42 (14.5)

44 (16)

.006

−0.15**

Origin

.128

 

 Latin America

278 (63.6)

144 (61.3)

134 (66.3)

  

 Africa

31 (7.1)

21 (8.9)

10 (5.0)

  

 East Asia

89 (20.4)

53 (22.6)

36 (17.8)

  

 Eastern Europe

39 (8.9)

17 (7.2)

22 (10.9)

  

Recruitment setting

<.001

0.36

 In the Community

352 (80.5%)

158 (67.2)

194 (96)

  

 In Healthcare

85 (19.5%)

77 (32.8)

8 (4)

  

Level of education

.462

 

 Primary or secondary

337 (77.1)

178 (75.7)

159 (78.7)

  

 University/higher education

100 (22.9)

57 (24.3)

43 (21.3)

  

Racial discrimination

.005

0.13

 No

295 (67.5)

145 (61.7)

150 (74.3)

  

 Yes

142 (32.5)

90 (38.3)

52 (25.7)

  

Size of social network

.005

0.13

 0–2

226 (51.7)

136 (57.9)

90 (44.6)

  

 3+

211 (48.3)

99 (42.1)

112 (55.4)

  

Social isolation

<.001

0.25

 Rather/very connected

313 (71.6)

144 (61.3)

169 (83.7)

  

 Rather/very lonely

124 (28.4)

91 (38.7)

33 (16.3)

  

 Duration in Geneva (years)

12 (7)

10 (7)

13 (5)

<.001

−0.45**

Language proficiency

.021

0.11

 Excellent/very good

182 (41.6)

86 (36.6)

96 (47.5)

  

 Good/fair/poor

255 (58.4)

149 (63.4)

106 (52.5)

  

Ability to face an unexpected bill

<.001

0.27

 No

287 (65.7)

182 (77.4)

105 (52.0)

  

 Yes

150 (34.3)

53 (22.6)

97 (48.0)

  

 Working hours per week

32 (24)

25 (28)

37 (19)

<.001

−0.24**

Healthcare utilization in the past 12 months

.071

 

 No

110 (25.2)

51 (21.7)

59 (29.2)

  

 Yes

327 (74.8)

184 (78.3)

143 (70.8)

  

Anxiety symptoms

<.001

0.19

 No

283 (64.8)

132 (56.2)

151 (74.8)

  

 Yes

154 (35.2)

103 (43.8)

51 (25.2)

  

Multi-morbidity

.034

0.10

 No

358 (81.9)

184 (78.5)

174 (86.1)

  

 Yes

79 (18.1)

51 (21.7)

28 (13.9)

  
  1. *Comparisons between the undocumented and the newly regularized or eligible for regularization groups
  2. **Use of Cliff’s Delta
  3. IQR = interquartile range