Table 2 Background characteristics of respondents
From: Young migrants’ sexual rights in Sweden: a cross-sectional study
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Woman | 586 | 34.9 |
Man | 1060 | 63.1 |
Non-binary | 34 | 2.0 |
Sexual orientation | ||
Heterosexual | 1134 | 73.1 |
LGBA | 201 | 13.0 |
Do not want to answer | 217 | 14.0 |
Region of birth | ||
Middle East & North Africa | 989 | 57.4 |
South Asia | 313 | 18.2 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 370 | 21.5 |
Other | 51 | 3.0 |
Residence permit | ||
Waiting | 188 | 11.6 |
2016 or later | 911 | 56.0 |
Before 2016 | 528 | 32.5 |
Ever had sexual intercourse | ||
Yes | 731 | 44.2 |
No | 922 | 55.8 |
Age | ||
16–19 years | 670 | 37.8 |
20–25 years | 592 | 33.4 |
26–29 years | 511 | 28.8 |
Education level | ||
≤ 9 years | 751 | 44.9 |
10–12 years | 482 | 28.8 |
> 12 years | 441 | 26.3 |
Economic stress | ||
No | 892 | 52.4 |
Yes | 810 | 47.6 |
Reason for migration | ||
Asylum | 1108 | 72.2 |
Family reunion | 313 | 20.4 |
Work | 46 | 3.0 |
Other | 67 | 4.4 |
Religion | ||
Islam | 1163 | 67.0 |
Christianity | 339 | 19.5 |
Other | 235 | 13.5 |
Need for intrepreter | ||
No | 823 | 47.2 |
Yes | 921 | 52.8 |