Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the enslaved versus non-enslaved Yazidi females
Total group (n = 348) | Formerly enslaved (n = 139) | Non-enslaved (n = 209) | Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD, range) | M (SD, range) | M (SD, range) | t | P | ||
Age | 31.9 (14.5, 17–96) | 30.7 (13.6, 17–75) | 32.8 (15.1, 17–96) | − 1.31 | 0.191 | |
Years of education a | 2.13 (3.6, 0–12) | 2.16 (3.3, 0–12) | 2.12 (3.8, 0–12) | 0.109 | 0.913 | |
Months of enslavement | – | 13.86 (16.06, 1–60) | – | |||
Comparison | ||||||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | X2 | P | ||
Current Marital status | 10.915 | 0.001* | ||||
Married | 235 (67.5) | 108 (77.7) | 127 (60.8) | ` | ||
Unmarried | 113 (32.5) | 31 (22.3) | 82 (39.2) | |||
Current Work Status | 206.86 | < 0.001** | ||||
Employed | 172 (49.4%) | 3 (2.2) | 169 (80.9) | |||
Unemployed | 176 (50.6%) | 136 (97.8) | 40 (19.1) | |||
Number of siblings | 0.579 | 0.749 | ||||
1–4 siblings | 51 (14.8) | 23 (16.5) | 28 (13.6) | |||
5–8 siblings | 192 (55.7) | 76 (54.7) | 116 (56.3) | |||
≥ 9 siblings | 102 (29.6) | 40 (28.8) | 62 (30.1) | |||