Table 2.
Characteristics of interviewed participants t0 and t1
| Pupil/ Student/Trainee | Worker | At home (unemployed/housewife/waiting for training) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t0 (n = 10) | t1a (n = 13) | t0 (n = 5) | t1 (n = 1) | t0 (n = 15) | t1 (n = 3) | t0 (n = 30) | t1 (n = 17) | |
| Mean age | 24 | 24, 92 | 26, 8 | 29 | 25, 53 | 22, 3 | 25, 3 | 24, 7 |
| Sex |
m = 9, f = 1 |
m = 10, f = 3 |
m = 3, f = 2 |
m = 1 |
m = 4 f = 11 |
m = 1, f = 2 |
m = 16, f = 14 |
m = 12, f = 5 |
| Residential status: | ||||||||
| Permanent | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Temporary | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 15 |
| Waiting for approval | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Months since arrival in Germany: |
∅ 37 (19–68) |
∅ 49, 23 (30–83) |
∅ 29 (15–46) |
64 |
∅ 28, 93 (10–55) |
∅ 45 (37–52) |
∅ 31, 6 (10–68) |
∅ 49, 35 (30–83) |
| German language levelb | ||||||||
| Fluent (C2-C1) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Advanced (B2-B1) | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Beginner (A2-A1) | – | – | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Marital status: | ||||||||
| Single | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 |
| Married | 1 | – | 2 | – | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| School education: | ||||||||
| 0–9 Years | – | – | 4 | – | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 10–12 Years | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 16 |
| Residential area Syriac | ||||||||
| Medium city (20.000–99.999 inhab.) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| Big city (from 100.000 inhab.) | 2 | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | 5 | 4 |
| Metropolis (from 1 mio. Inhab.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
a The status of single persons has changed by starting apprenticeships or studies
b Two participants did not provide information about their German language level
c Three participants did not provide information about their hometown in Syria