Table 1.
The refugees’ troublesome experiences in the host countries (N = 637).
| Country | Experienced discrimination or disenfranchisement due to background and/or cultural differences | Experienced verbal or physical aggression | Experienced a feeling of loneliness* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
|
| Poland | 33 (10.3%) | 286 (89.7%) | 15 (4.7%) | 304 (95.3%) | 194 (60.8%) | 125 (39.2%) |
| Germany | 14 (18.4%) | 62 (81.6%) | 3 (3.9%) | 73 (96.1%) | 58 (76.3%) | 18 (23.7%) |
| Estonia | 7 (21.2%) | 26 (78.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 33 (100%) | 16 (48.5%) | 17 (51.5%) |
| Lithuania | 4 (15.4%) | 22 (84.6%) | 1 (3.8%) | 19 (96.2%) | 14 (53.8%) | 12 (46.2%) |
| Slovakia | 2 (10.0%) | 18 (90%) | 1 (5.0%) | 19 (95%) | 10 (50.0%) | 10 (50.0%) |
| Netherlands | 5 (21.7%) | 18 (78.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 23 (100%) | 16 (69.6%) | 7 (30.4%) |
| Ukraine | 7 (15.2%) | 39 (84.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 46 (100%) | 20 (43.5%) | 26 (56.5%) |
| Latvia | 4 (25.0%) | 12 (75%) | 1 (6.3%) | 15 (93.8%) | 11 (68.5%) | 5 (31.3%) |
| Other | 11 (14.1%) | 67 (85.9%) | 9 (11.5%) | 69 (88.5%) | 51 (65.4%) | 27 (34.6%) |
| Total | 87 (13.7%) | 550 (86.3%) | 30 (4.7%) | 607 (95.3%) | 390 (61.2%) | 247 (38.8%) |
* test χ2 = 18.954, df = 8, p < 0.05.