Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.
| Turks n (%) (n = 385) | Moroccans n (%) (n = 316) | Surinamese n (%) (n = 1072) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage female | 196 (49.1) | 137 (43.4) | 675 (63) |
| Mean age (SD) | 46 years (5.8) | 46 years (6.0) | 44 years (6.2) |
| Educational level | |||
| No education | 150 (39.3) | 218 (69) | |
| Primary education only | 189 (49.5) | 46 (14.5) | 148 (14) |
| Low vocational training and lower secondary education | 19 (5) | 27 (8.6) | 452 (42.8) |
| Intermediate vocational training and higher secondary education | 17 (4.5) | 18 (5.7) | 282 (26.7) |
| Higher vocational training and university | 7 (1.8) | 7 (2.2) | 173 (16.4) |
| Number of missing cases | n = 3 | n = 17 | |
| Percentage born in country of origin | 385 (100) | 316 (100) | 1064 (99.3) |
| Year of migration | |||
| Before 1971 | 53 (13.8) | 46 (14.6) | 164 (15.5) |
| 1971–1980 | 216 (56.1) | 160 (50.6) | 525 (49.8) |
| 1981–1990 | 95 (24.7) | 86 (27.2) | 202 (19.1) |
| 1991 or later | 21 (5.5) | 24 (7.6) | 164 (15.5) |
| Number of missing cases | – | – | n = 17 |
| Modest or frequent contact with native Dutch | 196 (51) | 148 (46.8) | 697 (65.2) |
| Number of missing cases | n = 1 | – | – |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 6 (1.6) | 2 (0.6) | 628 (66.8) |
| Muslim | 307 (81) | 311 (98.4) | 104 (11.1) |
| Hindu | – | – | 178 (18.9) |
| Other/no religion | 66 (17.4) | 3 (0.9) | 30 (3.2) |
| Number of missing cases | n = 6 | – | n = 132 |