Table 2 Characteristics of interviewed participants t0 and t1
Pupil/ Student/Trainee | Worker | At home (unemployed/housewife/waiting for training) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
t0 (n = 10) | t1a (n = 13) | t0 (n = 5) | t1 (n = 1) | t0 (n = 15) | t1 (n = 3) | t0 (n = 30) | t1 (n = 17) | |
Mean age | 24 | 24, 92 | 26, 8 | 29 | 25, 53 | 22, 3 | 25, 3 | 24, 7 |
Sex | m = 9, f = 1 | m = 10, f = 3 | m = 3, f = 2 | m = 1 | m = 4 f = 11 | m = 1, f = 2 | m = 16, f = 14 | m = 12, f = 5 |
Residential status: | ||||||||
Permanent | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 |
Temporary | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 15 |
Waiting for approval | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 |
Months since arrival in Germany: | ∅ 37 (19–68) | ∅ 49, 23 (30–83) | ∅ 29 (15–46) | 64 | ∅ 28, 93 (10–55) | ∅ 45 (37–52) | ∅ 31, 6 (10–68) | ∅ 49, 35 (30–83) |
German language levelb | ||||||||
Fluent (C2-C1) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
Advanced (B2-B1) | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Beginner (A2-A1) | – | – | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Marital status: | ||||||||
Single | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 |
Married | 1 | – | 2 | – | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
School education: | ||||||||
0–9 Years | – | – | 4 | – | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
10–12 Years | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 16 |
Residential area Syriac | ||||||||
Medium city (20.000–99.999 inhab.) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
Big city (from 100.000 inhab.) | 2 | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | 5 | 4 |
Metropolis (from 1 mio. Inhab.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |