BMC Public Health 2009, 9:214 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/214 Table 1: Characteristics of study population Characteristic Number (%) of Respondents Refugees (n = 28) Asylum Seekers (n = 60) Mean Age in years (SD) Age Range (Years) Gender Male Female 18–27 28–37 38–47 ≥ 48 Marital Status Married Never been Married Divorced & Widowed Education Primary & None Secondary University Pre migration Stressors 0–7 trauma events 8+ trauma events Post migration Stressors Low level (<2.5) High Level (≥ 2.5) Chronic Conditions 0–1 >1 Mean Time in Ireland in months (SD) 20 (71.4) 8 (28.6) 36.2 (8.1) 3 (10.7) 13 (46.4) 9 (32.1) 3 (10.7) 17 (60.7) 8 (28.6) 3 (10.7) 4 (14.4) 10 (35.7) 14 (50.0) 22 (78.6) 6 (21.4) 21 (75.0) 7 (25.0) 15 (53.6) 13 (46.4) 25.7 (14.5) 39 (65.0) 21 (35.0) 32.8 (9.6) 18 (30.0) 24 (40.0) 12 (20.0) 6 (10.0) 26 (43.3) 31 (51.7) 3 (5.0) 28 (46.7) 14 (23.3) 18 (30.0) 34 (56.6) 26 (43.3) 15 (25.0) 45 (75.0) 24 (40.0) 36 (60.0) 18.3 (13.6) Statistics χ2 = 0.13, df = 1, P = 0.72 t = -1.65, df = 86, P = 0.10 χ2 = 4.35, df = 3 P = 0.23 χ2 = 4.39, df = 2 P = 0.11 χ2 = 8.68, df = 2 P = 0.01 χ2 = 3.96, df = 1 P = 0.05 χ2 = 19.74, df = 1 P < 0.01 χ2 = 1.425, df = 1 P = 0.23 t = -2.32, df = 86 P = 0.02 Page 5 of 10 (page number not for citation purposes)