Table 2. Reasons for migration, social situation and sexual behaviour in the first 12 months after arrival in France, Île-de-France, France, May 2021–June 2022 (n = 831).
| Situation | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Reasons for migrationa | ||
| Studying | 309 | 37.2 |
| Sexual orientation | 290 | 34.9 |
| Discovering a new country | 261 | 31.4 |
| Escaping from insecurity or war | 169 | 20.3 |
| Economic considerations | 177 | 21.3 |
| Joining the partner | 119 | 14.3 |
| Escaping the family | 107 | 12.9 |
| Working | 108 | 13 |
| Medical issues | 84 | 10.1 |
| Joining the family | 50 | 6 |
| Having felt forced to leave the country of birth | 453 | 54.5 |
| Social environment (people to rely on) at arrivalb | ||
| Partner | 132 | 15.9 |
| Family | 252 | 30.3 |
| Friends | 181 | 21.8 |
| Colleagues | 29 | 3.5 |
| Non-governmental organisations | 121 | 14.6 |
| Healthcare workers | 60 | 7.2 |
| Nobody | 257 | 30.9 |
| Practice of French language at arrival | ||
| Being able to speak | 409 | 49.2 |
| Being able to read | 440 | 52.9 |
| Being able to write | 381 | 45.8 |
| Administrative/legal situation at arrival | ||
| No papers or seeking asylum | 203 | 24.4 |
| Temporary visa or residence permit | 425 | 51.1 |
| Frenchc or European Union citizenship | 188 | 22.6 |
| Missing | 15 | 1.8 |
| Social insurance at arrival | ||
| None or state medical assistanced | 231 | 27.8 |
| Universal medical coveragee | 227 | 27.3 |
| Standard health coverage, including student health coverage | 327 | 39.4 |
| Missing | 46 | 5.5 |
| Housing situation at arrival | ||
| Homeless | 68 | 8.2 |
| Hosted by family or friends | 296 | 35.6 |
| Owner or tenant of their own home | 457 | 55 |
| Missing | 10 | 1.2 |
| Working situation at arrival | ||
| No work | 227 | 27.3 |
| Studentf | 241 | 29 |
| Any paid work, including permanent and temporary contracts | 353 | 42.5 |
| Missing | 10 | 1.2 |
| Subjective feeling on financial situation at arrival | ||
| Good | 318 | 38.3 |
| Insufficient | 446 | 53.7 |
| Very bad | 46 | 5.5 |
| Missing | 21 | 2.5 |
| Number of sexual partners in the first 12 months | ||
| 0 | 82 | 9.9 |
| 1 | 160 | 19.3 |
| 2–5 | 206 | 24.8 |
| 6–10 | 103 | 12.4 |
| > 10 | 149 | 17.9 |
| Missing | 131 | 15.8 |
| Condomless sex in the first 12 monthsg | ||
| Yes, with all sexual partners | 144 | 23.3 |
| Only with occasional partners | 76 | 12.3 |
| Only with regular partners | 65 | 10.5 |
| With no one | 332 | 53.7 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.2 |
| Means of meeting sexual partners in the first 12 months a,h | ||
| Sexual meeting places (saunas, bars with darkroom) | 150 | 32.8 |
| Outside hook-up locations | 90 | 19.7 |
| Conviviality places (night clubs, bars) | 202 | 44.2 |
| Internet and connected apps | 247 | 54 |
a Participants could choose several reasons.
b Participants could choose several reasons, excepting those who chose ‘Nobody’.
c The definition of migrant used here is ‘born abroad’. People born abroad to French parents have French nationality by right and if they migrate to France later in life, they already have French nationality.
d For people with irregular administrative/legal status.
e For people with regular administrative/legal status and low incomes.
f Students who reported a paid work were classified in the category ‘Any paid work’.
g Among participants who reported having had at least one sexual partner in the last 12 months.
h Among participants who reported having had at least two sexual partners in the last 12 months.