Table 1

Demographic characteristics



Total (n = 100)
Returnees (n = 47)
Stayers (n = 53)
Statistics


Age in y (SD)
Mean
43.2 (14.9)
48.7 (17.2)
38.3 (10.3)
t (98)= -3.6
p < .01
Sex N (%)
Male
50 (50.0)
25 (53.2)
25 (47.2)



Female
50 (50.0)
22 (46.8)
28 (52.8)


Country of origin N (%)
Bosnia
30 (29.7)
9 (19.1)
21 (39.6)



Serbia
27 (27.0)
17 (36.2)
10 (18.9)



Kosovo
30 (29.7)
11 (23.4)
19 (35.8)



Iraq
5 (5.0)
5 (10.6)
-



Turkey
8 (8.0)
5 (10.6)
3 (5.7)







Chi square (4) = 15.0
p < .01
Ethnical group N (%)
Bosnian
27 (27.0)
8 (17.0)
19 (35.8)



Serbian
9 (9.0)
5 (10.6)
4 (7.5)



Albanian
19 (19.0)
6 (12.8)
13 (24.5)



Roma
25 (25.0)
12 (25.5)
13 (24.5)



Kurdish
8 (8.0)
8 (17.0)
-



Ashkali
6 (6.0)
6 (12.8)
-



Others
6 (6.0)
2 (4.2)
4 (7.5)







Chi square (8) = 24.8
p < .01
Marital status N (%)
Single
19 (19.0)
7 (14.9)
12 (22.6)



Married
57 (57.0)
29 (61.7)
28 (52.8)



Divorced
14 (14.0)
6 (12.8)
8 (15.1)



Widowed
10 (10.0)
5 (10.6)
5 (9.4)


Duration of stay in Germany in y (SD)
Minimum
2
3
2



Maximum
18
18
16



Average
11.8 (4.1)
13.1 (4.2)
10.8 (3.7)
t(83)= -2.8
p < .01
Children in school in Germany (%)
Yes
54 (60.7)
23 (63.9)
31 (58.5)



No
45 (39.4)
13 (36.1)
22 (41.5)
Chi square (2)= 15.3
p < .01

No answer
11
11
0


Education in y (%)
0–6
29 (32.2)
14 (37.8)
15 (28.3)



7–10
26 (28.8)
10 (27.0)
16 (30.8)



11–18
35 (38.8)
13 (35.1)
22 (41.6)



Missing
10
10
0



Average (SD)
8.53 (4.5)
7.7 (4.9)
9.08 (4.2)



von Lersner et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008 8:8   doi:10.1186/1472-698X-8-8