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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds, weighted by gender, age and educational level

From: Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders among first and second generation individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds in Germany

 

First Generation

(N = 502) not-weighted

Second Generation

(N = 151) not-weighted

Total

(N = 653)

N

Nw

%w

SE

N

Nw

%w

SE

N

Nw

%w

SE

95%

 

Test

(df)

p

Gender

              

X2 = 0.127

(1)

0.777

 Women

292

332.154

62.3

5.6

88

74.802

60.5

5.1

380

406.955

62.0

5

50.1

72.5

   

 Men

210

201.160

37.7

5.6

63

48.736

39.5

5.1

273

249.896

38.0

5

27.5

49.9

   

Age

              

X2 = 147.966

(1.499)

<0.001

 18–29

51

42.534

7.7

2

86

52.742

51.3

5.2

137

95.276

14.5

2.1

10.1

20.3

   

 30–49

314

331.759

59.9

2.4

65

50.148

48.7

5.2

379

381.907

58.2

2.4

52.2

63.9

   

 50–65

137

179.552

32.4

1.2

**

**

**

**

137

179.552

27.3

1.1

24.6

30.2

   

Marital status

              

X2 = 160.805

(2.029)

<0.001

 Married

347

375.915

70.4

5.7

51

41.196

33.5

5.2

398

417.111

63.5

4.7

53.2

72.7

   

 Separated

30

30.895

5.8

1.9

5

3.755

3.1

1.9

35

34.65

5.3

1.6

2.8

9.8

   

 Divorced

72

77.706

14.5

3.2

14

13.406

10.9

2.1

86

91.112

13.9

2.3

9.8

19.3

   

 Widowed

12

13.555

2.5

0.8

1

0.267

0.2

0.2

13

13.822

2.1

0.6

1.1

3.9

   

 Never married

41

36.109

6.8

1.2

80

64.227

52.3

5

121

100.336

15.3

1.9

11.6

19.8

   

Current partnership

              

X2 = 67.013

(1)

<0.001

 Yes

348

373.336

69.9

5.6

51

36.98

30.1

4.1

399

410.316

62.5

4.9

51.8

72.0

   

 No

154

160.844

30.1

5.6

100

85.87

69.9

4.1

254

246.714

37.5

4.9

28.0

48.2

   

Educational level a

              

X2 = 55.802

(1.083)

0.001

 Low

234

226.483

46.5

3.1

22

22.831

13.8

1.1

256

249.315

38.2

2.8

31.5

45.4

   

 Medium

105

103.652

21.3

1.4

51

56.387

34.1

7.1

156

160.039

24.5

2.4

19.2

30.7

   

 High

163

157.299

32.3

4.1

78

86.137

52.1

8.1

241

243.437

37.3

4.8

26.5

49.5

   

Socioeconomic status

              

X2 = 18.488

(1.795)

0.034

 Low (≤ 921)

284

326.743

72.4

5.7

75

71.271

66.7

5.6

359

398.014

71.3

4.5

61.0

79.8

   

 Medium (922–1417)

95

98.177

21.8

5

21

15.92

14.9

4.4

116

114.096

20.4

3.8

13.5

29.7

   

 High (≥ 1418)

48

26.358

5.8

1.7

26

19.603

18.4

4.8

74

45.961

8.2

1.9

5.1

13.2

   

Employment

              

X2 = 6.147

(1.701)

0.261

 Yes

230

230.038

43.1

6.5

71

58.02

47.2

5.9

301

288.058

43.8

5.9

32.1

56.3

   

 No

195

211.356

39.6

5.2

73

54.595

44.4

7.6

268

265.952

40.5

4.9

30.7

51.1

   

 Housewife/−man

77 b

92.786

17.4

3.1

7

10.235

8.3

3.8

84

103.021

15.7

2.6

10.9

22.0

   

Nationality

              

X2 = 70.276

(2.148)

<0.001

 German

100

90.651

17.0

2.5

83

64.753

52.7

4.4

183

155.404

23.7

2.6

18.6

29.6

   

 Turkish

363

404.670

75.8

2.7

52

51.694

42.1

4.4

415

456.364

69.5

2.8

63.4

75.0

   

 Both

37

36.792

6.9

1.3

15

6.141

5

1.1

52

42.933

6.5

1.1

4.6

9.2

   

 Other

1

1.473

0.3

0.3

1

0.262

0.2

0.2

2

1.734

0.3

0.2

0

1.6

   

Age at time of migration

  < 13

118

145.420

27.9

3.7

**

**

**

**

118

145.420

27.9

3.7

20.8

36.4

   

 13–17

118

147.650

28.3

2.3

**

**

**

**

118

147.650

28.3

2.3

23.8

33.4

   

 18–25

148

137.700

26.4

3.1

**

**

**

**

148

137.700

26.4

3.1

20.5

33.3

   

  > 25

103

90.231

17.3

1.4

**

**

**

**

103

90.231

17.3

1.4

14.6

20.4

   

Years in Germany

  ≤ 10

59

51.434

9.9

1.7

**

**

**

**

59

51.434

9.9

1.7

6.9

14.0

   

 11–20

124

132.916

25.5

1.5

**

**

**

**

124

132.916

25.5

1.5

22.4

28.8

   

 21–30

102

105.836

20.3

2.2

**

**

**

**

102

105.836

20.3

2.2

16.1

25.3

   

  ≥ 30

202

230.815

44.3

2.0

**

**

**

**

202

230.815

44.3

2.0

40.2

48.5

   

Residence permit status

              

X2 = 12.892

(1)

0.017

 Limited

96

104.488

24.4

3.7

3

2.976

4.4

2.9

99

107.464

21.6

3

16.0

28.6

   

 Unlimited

290

324.105

75.6

3.7

70

65.412

95.6

2.9

360

389.517

78.4

3

71.4

84.0

   

Mother tongue

              

X2 = 82.785

(2.811)

<0.001

 German

1

0.684

0.1

0.1

16

12.851

10.5

4

17

13.535

2.1

0.9

0.8

5

   

 Turkish

434

445.800

83.8

2.6

99

83.946

68.3

4.4

533

529.747

80.9

2.8

74.3

86.2

   

 Both

27

37.151

7

2

35

25.259

20.6

3.6

62

62.41

9.5

2

6.1

14.5

   

 Other c

38

48.318

9.1

2.2

1

0.794

0.6

0.6

39

49.111

7.5

1.9

4.4

12.5

   

Language at home

              

X2 = 36.621

(2.424)

0.001

 German

53

48.684

9.3

1.1

46

32.971

27

4.6

99

81.656

12.6

1.7

9.5

16.5

   

 Turkish

346

366.189

69.7

2.7

57

57.557

47.2

6.2

403

423.746

65.5

2.8

59.3

71.2

   

 Both

90

100.963

19.2

2.3

47

31.537

25.8

4.1

137

132.500

20.5

1.9

16.8

24.7

   

 Other c

7

9.278

1.8

0.9

**

**

**

**

7

9.278

1.4

0.7

0.5

4.0

   
  1. Note: w weighted, N sample size, SE standard deviation, CI confidence interval, df degrees of freedom, p probability; a Educational level: high (Abitur = high school graduation, Fachhochschulabschluss = college of higher education graduation), middle (Realschulabschluss = middle school graduation), low (Hauptschulabschluss = secondary school graduation/degree/attempt; no degree). The Turkish graduations or degrees were transferred into these categories: high (Abitur = high school graduation, Fachhochschulabschluss = college of higher education graduation), middle (Ortaokul = middle school), low (primary school, no degree); bThis group contains one man; cpredominantly Kurdish or Zazaish
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