Table 1.
Sociodemographic and flight-related characteristics
| Participants N = 502 |
|
|---|---|
| Age | |
| M/SD/Range | 29.73/8.79/18–70 |
| 18–29 years | 293 (58.3%) |
| 30–39 years | 142 (28.3%) |
| 40–49 years | 44 (8.8%) |
| > 50 years | 23 (4.6%) |
| Sex | |
| male | 348 (69.3%) |
| female | 154 (30.6%) |
| Country of origin | |
| Cameroon | 92 (18.3%) |
| Eritrea | 41 (8.2%) |
| Iraq | 23 (4.6%) |
| Nigeria | 38 (7.6%) |
| Syria | 52 (10.4%) |
| Turkey | 43 (8.6%) |
| Venezuela | 85 (16.9%) |
| other a | 128 (25.4%) |
| University degree1 | |
| yes | 259 (51.9%) |
| no | 240 (48.1%) |
| Last occupational status2 | |
| employed | 107 (21.4%) |
| in retirement | 4 (0.8%) |
| military service | 23 (4.6%) |
| self-employed | 121 (24.2%) |
| studies or training | 108 (21.6%) |
| no employment | 61 (12.2%) |
| other | 77 (15.4%) |
| Marital status2 | |
| single | 290 (57.9%) |
| married | 180 (35.9%) |
| divorced | 21 (4.2%) |
| widowed | 10 (2%) |
| Partnership2 | |
| yes | 186 (37.1%) |
| no | 315 (62.9%) |
| Parenthood2 | |
| yes | 201 (40.1%) |
| no | 300 (59.9%) |
| Flight duration in years | |
| M/SD/Range | 1.9/3.2/0–27 |
| Accompaniment during the flight2 | |
| alone | 224 (44.7%) |
| strangers | 127 (25.3%) |
| friends | 50 (10%) |
| family members | 100 (20%) |
| Information about family2 | |
| yes | 266 (53.1%) |
| no | 235 (46.9%) |
| Support in Asylum Procedure | |
| yes | 349 (69.5%) |
| no | 153 (30.5%) |
| Support in Family Reunion | |
| yes | 141 (28.1%) |
| no | 361 (71.9%) |
| Support in Health Care System | |
| yes | 196 (39%) |
| no | 306 (61%) |
1N = 499; 2N = 501; a Country of origin other (N): Afghanistan (6), Algeria (2), Armenia (2), Belarus (1), Colombia (1) Ethiopia (20), Ghana (3), Georgia (7), India (2), Iran (5), Jordan (2), Kosovo (1), Kuwait (1), Lebanon (7), Liberia (1), Libya (13), Morocco (3), Myanmar (3), Palestine (10), Pakistan (7), Russian Federation (9), Senegal (2), Somalia (7), Sri Lanka (1), Tunisia (4), Ukraine (1), stateless (7)