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. 2020 Jan 31;9(1):e13578. doi: 10.2196/13578

Table 3.

Demographic characteristics of study participants in the 3 study populations (general population, Greek Roma, and migrants).

Demographic characteristics General populationa Greek Roma Migrants
Gender, n (%)

Male 2546 (48.5) 247 (46.3) 340 (55.6)

Female 3447 (51.5) 287 (53.7) 271 (44.3)

Unknown 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2)
Age (years), median (IQR) 47.7 (34-64) 35.0 (25-48) 36.9 (29.8-46.4)
Educational level, n (%)

No school 0 (0.0) 270 (50.6) 46 (7.5)

Up to primary 2114 (28.9) 202 (37.8) 105 (17.2)

Up to secondary or postsecondary 2575 (46.2) 48 (9.0) 369 (60.3)

University or higher 1222 (23.6) 0 (0.0) 76 (12.4)

Other/unknown 82 (1.3) 14 (2.6) 16 (2.6)
Family status, n (%)

Married or in cohabitation 3936 (61.0) 422 (79.0) 382 (62.4)

Single 1995 (38.0) 111 (20.8) 226 (36.9)

Unknown/no answer 62 (1.0) 1 (0.2) 4 (0.7)
Legal status (for migrants only), n (%)

With legal papers N/Ab N/A 282 (46.1)

Asylum seeker/refugee status/humanitarian status N/A N/A 180 (29.4)

Without legal papers N/A N/A 133 (21.7)

Unknown N/A N/A 17 (2.8)
Household income/monthc, n (%)

Up to 900€d/no incomee/up to 350€f 2401 (39.7) 142 (26.6) 359 (58.7)

900€-1700€d/<450€e/351-700€f 1658 (28.1) 305 (57.1) 96 (15.7)

>1700€d/≈450€e/701-900€f 606 (10.9) 63 (11.8) 14 (2.3)

d/>450€e/>900€f N/A 21 (3.9) 6 (1.0)

No answer 1328 (21.4) 3 (0.6) 137 (22.4)
Employment status, n (%)

Employed 2088 (38.7) 140 (26.2) 160 (26.1)

Retired/household 2642 (35.4) 163 (30.5) 76 (12.4)

Unemployment 784 (15.3) 195 (36.5) 361 (59.0)

Other/unknown 479 (10.6) 36 (6.7) 15 (2.5)
Country of birth, n (%)

Greece/Cyprus 5327 (88.9) 534 (100.0) N/A

Balkans 294 (4.6) N/A 221 (36.2)

East Europe/former Soviet Union 89 (1.6) N/A 57 (9.7)

West Europe/Australia/Americas 101 (1.8) N/A 1(0.2)

East/Central Asia 34 (0.7) N/A 3 (0.5)

Middle East and North Africa 27 (0.5) N/A 78 (12.8)

South Asia 17 (0.3) N/A 124 (20.2)

Sub-Saharan Africa 18 (0.3) N/A 126 (20.8)

Unknown 86 (1.4) N/A N/A
Residence type (for Greek Roma only), n (%)

Settlement with houses N/A 165 (30.9) N/A

Settlement with houses and shacks (mixed) N/A 232 (43.4) N/A

Shacks N/A 137 (25.7) N/A

aWeighted percentages.

bN/A: not applicable.

cFor migrants, income refers to personal income, whereas for the other study populations, it refers to family income.

dGeneral population.

eGreek Roma.

fMigrants.