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Table 3 Rates of endorsement of risk factors, by refugee group

From: Causes of and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: the beliefs of Iraqi and Afghan refugees resettled in Australia

Risk factors

Afghan refugees (N = 150)

Iraqi refugees (N = 225)

Very likely or likely (%)

Not likely (%)

Undecided, depends or don’t know (%)

Missing (%)

Most likely (one choice allowed)a (%)

Very likely or likely (%)

Not likely (%)

Undecided, depends or don’t know (%)

Missing (%)

Most likely (one choice allowed)a

(%)

Employed

30.0

40.0

30.0

0

0.0

58.7

38.2

0

3.1

0.5

Being from a Christian backgroundb

69.3

28.4

0

2.2

9.6

Women

72.7

2.0

25.3

0

0.7

75.1

22.2

0

2.7

6.0

Left country priorc

90.0

0.7

9.3

0

22.0

56.4

39.1

0

4.4

3.2

People who have families

55.3

17.3

27.3

0

0.0

58.2

38.2

0

3.6

3.7

Men

68.0

8.0

24.0

0

0.0

70.7

26.7

0

2.7

0.5

Young people

65.3

11.3

23.3

0

1.3

63.1

33.8

0

3.1

2.3

Unemployed

94.7

1.3

4.0

0

11.3

48.0

48.9

0

3.1

1.8

People who are single

82.7

2.0

15.3

0

2.7

46.2

48.4

0

5.3

1.4

Those who are very religious

46.0

8.0

46.0

0

0.7

52.0

42.7

0

5.3

2.3

Being from a Muslim background

44.0

8.7

47.3

0

0.0

51.6

44.4

0

4.0

1.8

Older people

96.0

1.3

2.7

0

1.3

50.2

45.8

0

4.0

0.0

Served in the army

87.3

3.3

9.3

0

3.3

72.9

22.2

0

4.9

2.3

People who are rich

40.7

25.3

34.0

0

0.0

68.9

27.6

0

3.6

18.8

Those who are not very religious

36.0

16.0

48.0

0

0.0

49.3

44.9

0

5.8

2.3

People who are poor

90.0

2.7

7.3

0

5.3

56.9

39.1

0

4.0

4.1

Left country afterc

89.3

1.3

9.3

0

3.3

68.0

28.9

0

3.1

4.1

Born in a war-torn country

96.7

0.0

3.3

0

48.0

87.1

10.2

0

2.7

34.4

  1. aMay not add up due to missing data
  2. bNot asked in the Afghani refugee sample
  3. c2003 for Iraqis and 2001 for Afghans to reflect critical times of conflict