Table 2.

Sociodemographic variables (N = 216).

Mean age (valid responses = 197)	M (SD) 14.66 (1.84)
Age in years	n (%)
11–12	28 (14.2)
13–14	73 (37.1)
15–16	55 (27.9)
17–18	41 (20.8)
Gender (valid responses = 211)	n (%)
Male	111 (52.6)
Female	98 (46.4)
Other	2 (1)
Living with parents (valid responses = 181)	n (%)
Yes	175 (96.7)
No	6 (3.3)
Country of origin (valid responses = 216)	n (%)
Syria	101 (46.7)
Iraq	54 (25)
Afghanistan	25 (11.6)
Other or unclear	36 (16.7)
Native language (valid responses = 205)	n (%)
Kurmancî (Northern Kurdish)	86 (42)
Arabic	74 (36.1)
Dari	17 (8.3)
Farsi	10 (4.9)
Sorani (Southern Kurdish)	10 (4.9)
Other	8 (3.9)
Reason for leaving country of origin (more than one answer possible)	n (%)
Conflict or war	170 (78.7)
Poor living conditions	26 (12)
Lack of prospects or poverty	12 (5.6)
Discrimination on grounds of religion	13 (6)
Discrimination on grounds of political activity	10 (4.6)
Discrimination on grounds of ethnicity	6 (2.8)
Other	5 (2.3)