Table 2. Cross-sectional analysis of the association between self-reported SES before migration (T0) and self-assessed health indicators (OLS regression analysis).

SES measure, descriptors	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	Health Satisfaction	Self-rated Health	Mental Health	Health Worries	Life Satisfaction
Panel A: Covariates: sex and age
SES at T0	0.18***	0.07***	0.09	0.06***	0.05
	[0.06–0.29]	[0.02–0.12]	[−0.04 to 0.23]	[0.03–0.09]	[−0.05 to 0.16]
N	2,152	2,152	2,010	2,141	2,140
adjusted R2	0.08	0.09	0.00	0.09	0.01
Panel B: Covariates: sociodemographics
SES at T0	0.16***	0.06**	0.12	0.06***	0.09
	[0.04–0.29]	[0.01–0.12]	[−0.03 to 0.26]	[0.03–0.09]	[−0.02 to 0.21]
N	2,082	2,082	1,945	2,071	2,070
adjusted R2	0.08	0.10	0.01	0.09	0.03
Panel C: Covariates: sociodemographics + migration experience
SES at T0	0.17***	0.06**	0.14*	0.06***	0.10*
	[0.05–0.29]	[0.01–0.12]	[−0.01 to 0.28]	[0.03–0.09]	[−0.02 to 0.21]
N	2,082	2,082	1,945	2,071	2,070
adjusted R2	0.09	0.10	0.02	0.09	0.03
Panel D: Covariates: sociodemographics + migration experience + experience in Germany
SES at T0	0.16***	0.06**	0.14*	0.06***	0.09
	[0.04–0.29]	[0.01–0.12]	[−0.01 to 0.28]	[0.03–0.10]	[−0.03 to 0.20]
N	2,065	2,065	1,936	2,058	2,057
adjusted R2	0.10	0.11	0.04	0.09	0.06

Coefficients are unstandardized regression coefficients. Covariates included in Panel A: sex, age, and age². Added in Panel B: marital status, income at T0, educational certificate in T0, number of children, and Syrian birth region dummies. Panel C: negative migration experience and duration of migration. Panel D: employment status at T1, feeling of welcome, and year of arrival. N = number of individuals. CIs (95%) based on heteroskedastic robust standard errors in brackets.

*p < 0.1,

**p < 0.05,

***p < 0.01.

Abbreviations: OLS, ordinary least squares; SES, socioeconomic status.