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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the surveyed Venezuelan immigrants in commercial zones of Lima, Peru (N = 143)

From: Association between time of residence and self-perception of distress, interpersonal relationships, and social role in Venezuelan immigrants in Lima, Peru 2018–19: mixed-methods study

Variables

n

(%)

Gender

 Masculine

60

(42.0%)

 Femenine

83

(58.0%)

Age (median, IQR)

26

(22–33)

Age groupa

 18–19

8

(5.6%)

 20–24

48

(33.6%)

 25–59

87

(60.8%)

Civil statusb

 Without partner

107

(74.8%)

 With partner

36

(25.2%)

Education level

 Primary

3

(2.1%)

 Secondary

48

(32.6%)

 Higher educationc

92

(64.3%)

Raced

 White

51

(35.7%)

 Colored

81

(56.6%)

 Black

7

(4.9%)

 Indigenous

1

(0.7%)

 Other

3

(2.1%)

Monthly income (soles)e

  < 930

40

(28.0%)

  ≥ 930

103

(72.0%)

Months in Peru (median, IQR)

7

(4 – 10)

Migratory qualityf

 Without work permit

8

(5.6%)

 With work permit

135

(94.4%)

First entry point into Peru

 Lima/Callao

14

(9.9%)

 Piura

12

(8.5%)

 Tumbes

115

(81.6%)

Home region

 Andean

12

(8.6%)

 Capital

36

(25.9%)

 Central

31

(22.3%)

 Guayana

7

(5.0%)

 Insular

4

(2.9%)

 Llanos

3

(2.2%)

 Eastern

16

(11.5%)

 Central-Western

20

(14.4%)

 Zulian

10

(7.2%)

Travel method

 Foot

1

(0.7%)

 Bus

123

(86.0%)

 Air

14

(9.8%)

 Mixedh

5

(3.5%)

  1. aAge groups are according to the World Health Organization, 2017
  2. bWith partner includes married (13.3%) and cohabitant (11.9%); without partner includes single (74.1%), and widowed (0.7%)
  3. cHigher education includes university, institute, technical career, without importance to whether it was finalized
  4. dBased on designations in the 2011 Venezuelan Census. Other refers to any other self-reported race that is not explicitly mentioned
  5. eThe minimum wage in Peru is 930 soles (April 1, 2018)
  6. fWithout work permit incudes refugee claimant (2.1%) and tourist (3.5%); with work permit includes Temporary Permit of Permanence (85.3%), resident (2.1%), family of resident (0.7%), refugee (2.8%), and immigrant (3.5%)
  7. gPolitical-administrative regions are according to the Government of Venezuela (June 7, 1969)
  8. hAny combination of more than one travel method