Research Article
Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.
| | N | % |
| Gender | | | Male | 271 | 53.9 | Female | 232 | 46.1 | Age, mean ± SD (range), years | 35.3±12.7 (15-74) | Regional origin | | | Sub-Saharan Africa | 288 | 57.3 | Eastern Europe | 101 | 20.1 | Asia | 61 | 12.1 | North Africa | 28 | 5.5 | South America | 25 | 5 | Religion | | | Muslim | 230 | 45.7 | Catholic | 130 | 25.9 | Christian Orthodox | 98 | 19.5 | Other | 31 | 6.1 | Atheist | 14 | 2.8 | Educational level, mean ± SD (range), years | 10.3±4.5 (1-23) | Illiterate | 69 | 13.7 | Primary school | 72 | 14.3 | Middle school | 141 | 28 | High school and above | 221 | 44 | Marital status | | | Single | 233 | 46.3 | Married | 201 | 40 | Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 69 | 13.7 | Number of children, median (range) | 2 (1-8) | 0 | 225 | 44.7 | 1 | 109 | 21.7 | ≥2 | 169 | 33.6 | Living conditions | | | House | 332 | 66 | Camp | 146 | 29 | Street | 25 | 5 | Number of cohabiting, median (range) | 2 (1-8) | Length of stay in Italy, median (range), years | 4 (1 month-37 years) | Employment status | | | Unemployed | 282 | 56.1 | Employed | 221 | 43.9 |
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