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. 2004 Aug;4(2):83–93.

Table 1.

Selected Individual, household, and migration characteristics by citizenship status.

Characteristics Ugandan
nationals
Sudanese
nationals
Sudanese
refugees
Significance
P value
N = 1,419 N = 664 N = 1,240
A B C Av Av Bv
B C C
Mean age (SD) 30.2 (9.1) 32.9 (11.0) 29.7 (9.6) <0.01 0.23 <0.01
Sex N (%) 0.33 <0.01 0.20
male 379 (26.7) 164 (24.7) 274 (22.1)
female 1,040 (73.3) 500 (75.3) 966 (77.9)
Marital status N (%) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
single 149 (10.5) 94 (14.2) 284 (22.9)
married / cohabiting 1,077 (75.9) 455 (68.5) 845 (68.2)
separated / divorced 64 (4.5) 25 (3.8) 25 (2.0)
widowed 34 (2.4) 51 (7.7) 52 (4.2)
don't know / missing 95 (6.7) 39 (5.9) 33 (2.7)
Schooling N (%) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
none 1,038 (73.1) 545 (82.1) 970 (78.2)
some 289 (20.4) 80 (12.0) 237 (19.1)
don't know / missing 92 (6.5) 39 (5.9) 33 (2.7)
Occupation N (%) 0.06 <0.01 <0.01
none 122 (8.6) 48 (7.2) 334 (26.9)
agriculture 947 (66.7) 478 (72.0) 311 (25.1)
trade / crafts 72 (5.1) 24 (3.6) 130 (10.5)
contract labor 12 (0.9) 9 (1.4) 210 (16.9)
alcohol brewing 84 (5.9) 44 (6.6) 120 (9.7)
salaried jobs 64 (4.5) 19 (2.9) 79 (6.4)
don't know / missing 118 (8.3) 42 (6.3) 56 (4.5)
Religion N (%) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
catholic 902 (63.6) 256 (38.5) 454 (36.6)
protestant / other christian 264 (18.6) 367 (55.3) 730 (58.9)
muslim 163 (11.5) 0 (0.0) 32 (2.6)
no religion 0 (0.0) 2 (0.3) 2 (0.2)
don't know / missing 90 (6.3) 39 (5.9) 22 (1.8)
Mean nr. of HH possessions (SD) 2.0 (1.3) 0.8 (0.9) 1.2 (1.0) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Mean nr. of meals (SD) 2.1 (0.7) 1.8 (0.5) 1.4 (0.7) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Mean years in current residence(SD) 11.0 (9.1) 6.5 (6.7) 2.6 (1.7) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Migration history N (%) 0.02 <0.01 <0.01
no 486 (34.3) 263 (39.6) 38 (3.1)
yes 933 (65.7) 401 (60.4) 1,202 (96.9)