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. 2004 Jun 1;2:22. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-2-22

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics among a sample of emergency department patients in Belgrade, Serbia, and Laplje Selo, Kosovo, three years after the 1999 NATO bombing campaign (N = 562)

Characteristic N %
Age
 18–34 209 38.49
 35–54 198 36.46
 55+ 136 25.05
Female gender 237 42.47
Serbian ethnicity 518 94.01
Married 338 60.68
Living with spouse or partner 350 63.41
Place of birth
 Serbia 248 44.29
 Kosovo 254 45.36
 Elsewhere 58 10.36
Number of times moved in past five years
 0 352 66.42
 1 86 16.23
 2+ 92 17.36
Refugee status during NATO bombing
 Was not a refugee 449 82.84
 Refugee for ≤ 30 days 44 8.12
 Refugee > 30 days 49 9.04
Lived in same house as before NATO bombing 444 80.29
Education
 High School education or more 355 63.51
 < High School education 204 36.49
Total combined household income last year
 >500 German Deutsche Marks (DEM) 166 30.40
 250–500 DEM 157 28.75
 <250 DEM 223 40.84
Employed before NATO bombing 368 65.95
Currently employed 246 44.01
Social support
 High 387 69.60
 Moderate 135 25.36
 Low 28 5.04
Site of data collection
 Belgrade 310 55.16
 Laplje Selo 252 44.84