Table 1.
Most Commonly Represented Countries/Areas Within the 5 Regions of Origin of People Who Received Refugee Health Assessment Services, Massachusetts, 2001-2005 (N = 4,239)
| Countries/Areas | All, n (% Total) | Women, n (% Region) | Asylees n (% Region) | Age, Mean (SD), y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe and Central Asia | 1,858 (43.8) | 980 (52.7) | 57 (3.1) | 43.8 (17.5) |
| Former Soviet Union | 1,634 (38.5) | 871 (53.3) | 32 (2.0) | 44.8 (17.8) |
| Former Yugoslavia | 195 (4.6) | 94 (48.2) | 1 (0.5) | 35.7 (12.9) |
| Albania | 29 (0.7) | 15 (51.7) | 24 (82.8) | 37.4 (11.5) |
| Africa | 1,497 (35.3) | 704 (47.0) | 250 (16.7) | 31.8 (13.1) |
| Somalia | 493 (11.6) | 242 (49.1) | 19 (3.9) | 34.3 (14.8) |
| Liberia | 305 (7.2) | 176 (57.7) | 22 (7.2) | 31.9 (13.6) |
| Sudan | 220 (5.2) | 39 (17.7) | 7 (3.2) | 25.5 (7.7) |
| East and Southeast Asia | 338 (8.0) | 164 (48.5) | 55 (16.3) | 36.3 (11.6) |
| Vietnam | 185 (4.4) | 91 (49.2) | 0 (0.0) | 35.6 (10.0) |
| Cambodia | 99 (2.3) | 53 (53.5) | 49 (49.5) | 36.9 (13.4) |
| Burma | 24 (0.6) | 5 (20.8) | 1 (4.2) | 36.3 (10.0) |
| Near East and South Asia | 213 (5.0) | 107 (50.2) | 17 (8.0) | 35.0 (12.8) |
| Afghanistan | 135 (3.2) | 78 (57.8) | 0 | 36.2 (13.5) |
| Iran | 44 (1.0) | 14 (31.8) | 7 (15.9) | 32.4 (12.4) |
| Iraq | 25 (0.6) | 11 (44.0) | 3 (12.0) | 34.0 (8.0) |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 333 (7.9) | 154 (46.3) | 95 (28.5) | 33.2 (9.6) |
| Haiti | 233 (5.5) | 97 (41.6) | 60 (25.8) | 31.8 (7.7) |
| Cuba | 44 (1.0) | 19 (43.2) | 0 | 38.9 (12.4) |
| Colombia | 42 (1.0) | 30 (71.4) | 27 (64.3) | 36.6 (11.5) |
| All regions | 4,239 (100.0) | 2,109 (49.8) | 474 (11.2) | 37.7 (15.8) |