Table 1 Descriptive statistics, all respondents and stratified by gender (n = 902)

Age (n = 902)

18–29 yrs

197

( 21.8)

119

(20.5)

78

(24.4)

30–39 yrs

310

( 34.4)

205

(35.2)

105

(32.8)

40–49 yrs

230

( 25.5)

144

(24.7)

86

(26.9)

 ≥ 50

165

( 18.3)

114

(19.6)

51

(15.9)

Education (n = 882)

 ≤ 9 yrs

394

(44.7)

244

(43.0)

150

(47.8)

10–12 yrs

158

(17.9)

91

(16.0)

67

(21.3)

 > 12 yrs

330

(37.4)

233

(41.0)

97

(30.9)

Marital status (n = 902)

Unmarried

236

(26.1)

199

(34.2)

37

(11.6)

Married/partner

595

(66.0)

349

(60.0)

246

(76.9)

Divorced/wid

71

(7.9)

34

(5.8)

37

(11.6)

Refugee status (n = 860)

Asylum seeker

454

(52.8)

366

(65.8)

88

(29.0)

Quota refugee

273

(31.7)

154

(27.7)

119

(39.1)

Family reunion

133

(15.5)

36

(6.5)

97

(31.9)

Immigration year (n = 856)

2010–2015

509

(59.5)

394

(71.4)

115

(37.8)

2016

163

(19.0)

72

(13.0)

91

(29.9)

2017

184

(21.5)

86

(15.6)

98

(32.2)

PTE-AR (n = 819)

 < 0.20

163

(19.9)

92

(17.4)

71

(24.5)

0.20–0.29

79

(9.7)

44

(8.3)

35

(12.1)

0.30–0.39

158

(19.3)

103

(19.5)

55

(19.0)

 ≥ 0.40

419

(51.1)

290

(54.8)

129

(44.4)

HSCL-anxiety^a (n = 886)

No

605

(68.3)

403

(70.3)

202

(64.5)

Yes

281

(31.7)

170

(29.7)

111

(35.5)

HSCL-depression^b (n = 877)

No

526

(60.0)

344

(60.3)

182

(59.5)

Yes

351

(40.0)

227

(39.7)

124

(40.5)

HTQ-PTSD^c (n = 877)

No

573

(65.3)

361

(64.0)

212

(67.7)

Yes

304

(34.7)

203

(36.0)

101

(32.3)