Table 1. Sociodemographic Characteristics of Yazidi Refugees at a Specialized Refugee Clinic in Canada.
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 242) | Children aged 6 mo to 11 y (n = 72) | Adolescents aged 12 to 17 y (n = 40) | Female adults aged ≥18 y (n = 82) | Male adults aged ≥18 y (n = 48) | |
| Age at intake, median (IQR), y | 19.5 (10.0-30.0) | 5.0 (3.0-8.0) | 14.0 (13.0-16.0) | 31 (25.0-42.0) | 28.5 (22.5-32.5) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 141 (58.3) | 41 (56.9) | 18 (45.0) | NA | NA |
| Male | 101 (41.7) | 31 (43.1) | 22 (55.0) | NA | NA |
| Country of citizenship | |||||
| Iraq | 235 (97.1) | 72 (100) | 39 (97.5) | 80 (97.6) | 44 (91.7) |
| Syria | 7 (2.9) | 0 | 1 (2.5) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (8.3) |
| English language proficiency | |||||
| None | 239 (98.8) | 72 (100) | 38 (95.0) | 81 (98.8) | 48 (100) |
| Little or some | 3 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (5.0) | 1 (1.2) | 0 |
| Primary language | |||||
| Arabic | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.2) | 1 (2.1) |
| Badini | 5 (2.1) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (5.0) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (2.1) |
| Kurmanji | 234 (96.7) | 70 (97.2) | 38 (95.0) | 80 (97.6) | 46 (95.8) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational level | |||||
| No formal education | 110 (45.5) | 47 (65.3) | 5 (12.5) | 49 (59.8) | 9 (18.8) |
| Less than high school | 116 (47.9) | 22 (30.6) | 32 (80.0) | 31 (37.8) | 31 (64.6) |
| High school | 8 (3.3) | NA | 2 (5.0) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (8.3) |
| Postsecondary school | 1 (0.4) | NA | NA | 0 | 1 (2.1) |
| Unknown | 7 (2.9) | 3 (4.2) | 1 (2.5) | 0 | 3 (6.3) |
| Refugee camp exposure | |||||
| Yes | 65 (26.9) | 19 (26.4) | 10 (25.0) | 19 (23.2) | 17 (35.4) |
| Unknown | 177 (73.1) | 53 (73.6) | 30 (75.0) | 63 (76.8) | 31 (64.6) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 76 (31.4) | NA | NA | 48 (58.5) | 28 (58.3) |
| Single | 156 (64.5) | NA | NA | 24 (29.3) | 20 (41.7) |
| Widowed | 8 (3.3) | NA | NA | 8 (9.8) | 0 |
| Divorced | 2 (0.8) | NA | NA | 2 (2.4) | 0 |
| Spousal status | |||||
| Missing | 3 (1.2) | NA | NA | 3 (3.7) | 0 |
| Held captive | 14 (5.8) | NA | NA | 13 (15.9) | 1 (2.1) |
| Dead | 8 (3.3) | NA | NA | 8 (9.8) | 0 |
| Alive | 61 (25.2) | NA | NA | 34 (41.5) | 27 (56.3) |
| NA | 156 (64.5) | NA | NA | 24 (29.3) | 20 (41.7) |
| Number of children | |||||
| 0 | 57 (23.6) | NA | NA | 32 (39.0) | 25 (52.1) |
| 1-2 | 12 (5.0) | NA | NA | 7 (8.5) | 5 (10.4) |
| 3-4 | 30 (12.4) | NA | NA | 20 (24.4) | 10 (20.8) |
| ≥5 | 31 (12.8) | NA | NA | 23 (28.0) | 8 (16.7) |
| Exposure to Daesh captivity, torture, or violence | |||||
| Direct | 124 (51.2) | 38 (52.8) | 25 (62.5) | 52 (63.4) | 9 (18.8) |
| Indirect | 53 (21.9) | 12 (16.7) | 11 (27.5) | 14 (17.1) | 16 (33.3) |
| None | 13 (5.4) | 4 (5.6) | 0 | 4 (4.9) | 5 (10.4) |
| Unknown | 52 (21.5) | 18 (25.0) | 4 (10.0) | 12 (14.6) | 18 (37.5) |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.