Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of sample.
| Mean | Standard deviation | N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Male | 0.63 | 0.48 | 1384 |
| Age | 38.61 | 11.86 | 1260 |
| Employed before attack | 0.54 | 0.50 | 1366 |
| Kurdish | 0.13 | 0.33 | 1384 |
| Education | 1.59 | 1.03 | 1102 |
| Children | 0.92 | 0.27 | 1384 |
| Rooms in house | 3.10 | 1.61 | 1334 |
| Lived in an urban area in Syria | 0.67 | 0.47 | 1353 |
| Has family members in Syria | 0.90 | 0.30 | 1384 |
| No. km to market | 0.94 | 0.88 | 1376 |
| No. km to school | 0.65 | 0.58 | 1379 |
| No. km to hospital | 1.56 | 1.08 | 1375 |
| Year left Syria | 2013.62 | 1.27 | 1383 |
| Outcome variables | |||
| Top threat to Syria: Assad | 0.35 | 0.48 | 1267 |
| Top threat to you: Assad | 0.48 | 0.50 | 1258 |
| Support opposition | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1384 |
| Support no party | 0.49 | 0.50 | 1384 |
| Neutrality acceptable | 0.60 | 0.29 | 1290 |
| Compromise for peace | 0.43 | 0.50 | 1072 |
| Fight until victory | 0.08 | 0.28 | 1072 |
| Support peace if family does | 0.78 | 0.42 | 1328 |
| Mechanism variables | |||
| Follow Syria news | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1384 |
| Volunteer for refugees | 0.64 | 0.48 | 1225 |
| Will likely return | 0.84 | 0.36 | 1384 |
| Opposition could win | 0.89 | 0.31 | 1056 |
Note: Descriptive statistics on key demographic statistics, on each outcome variable used, and on variables that we examine regarding potential mechanisms.