Table 1.

Background characteristics of respondents

Characteristic	Refugee camp (n = 761)			Surrounding host villages (n = 929)
	Male %	Female %	Total %	Male %	Female %	Total %	χ2 p- valuea
Age (years)
Total	n = 352	n = 409	n = 761	n = 381	n = 548	n = 929	n = 1690
15–19	30	24	27	19	18	18
20–24	18	18	18	11	25	19	16.87
25–49	52	58	55	70	57	62	p = .000
Marital status
Total	n = 349	n = 407	n = 756	n = 377	n = 545	n = 922	n = 1678
Currently married	53	57	55	65	64	65
Never married	45	23	33	30	23.5	26	23.74
Divorced	2	12	7	5	10	8	p = .000
Widow/widower	.25	8	4	1	2	2
Religion
Total	n = 348	n = 404	n = 752	n = 381	n = 545	n = 926	n = 1679
Catholic	27	27	27	29	23	25
Protestant	48	51	50	23	22	23	298.02
Muslim	13	10	11	45	51	48	p = .000
Other	12	11	11	3	5	4
Education
Total	n = 351	n = 408	n = 759	n = 381	n = 546	n = 927	n = 1685
Never attended school	3	25	15	9	19	15
Did not complete full grade/level	2	6	4	7	11	10	442.79
Primary completed	14	42	29	73	64	68	p = .000
Secondary school and above	81	27	52	11	5	7
Employment
Total	n = 350	n = 408	n = 758	n = 378	n = 544	n = 922	n = 1680
Employeda	21	12.5	16	56	48	51	222.94
Unemployed	79	87.5	84	44	52	49	p = .000

^a Refers to categories of employment including agriculture, trade, pastoralism, transport, fishing, crafts, private services, public services, humanitarian and development, and other.

^b Reported χ² and p-value for difference in total proportions refugees vs. nationals.