Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
From: Perceived discrimination among Maghrebi users of health services in Tarragona (Spain)
Users | Mediators | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years: mean (CI 95 %) | 35 (33–38) | 39 (30–47) | 36 (33–38) | |||
Duration of the interview in minutes: mean (CI 95 %) | 69' (63'–75') | 76' (57'–95') | 70' (64'–75') | |||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Sex | ||||||
Man | 9 | 14.3 % | 1 | 16.7 % | 10 | 14.5 % |
Woman | 54 | 85.7 % | 5 | 83.3 % | 59 | 85.5 % |
Year of arrival | ||||||
Before | 2 | 3.2 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 2.9 % |
1995–1997 | 6 | 9.5 % | 1 | 16.7 % | 7 | 10.1 % |
1998–2000 | 5 | 7.9 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 7.3 % |
2001–2003 | 13 | 20.6 % | 2 | 33.3 % | 15 | 21.7 % |
2004–2006 | 18 | 28.6 % | 3 | 50.0 % | 21 | 30.4 % |
2007–2009 | 14 | 22.2 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 14 | 20.3 % |
2010 | 5 | 7.9 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 7.3 % |
Type of interview | ||||||
Focus group | 57 | 90.5 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 57 | 82.6 % |
Individual | 6 | 9.5 % | 6 | 100.0 % | 12 | 17.4 % |
Cultural affiliation | ||||||
Arab | 39 | 61.9 % | 5 | 83.3 % | 44 | 63.8 % |
Berber | 24 | 38.1 % | 1 | 16.7 % | 25 | 36.2 % |
Environment of origin | ||||||
Rural | 21 | 33 % | 2 | 33 % | 23 | 33 % |
Urban | 42 | 67 % | 4 | 67 % | 46 | 67 % |
Linguistic command | ||||||
None or low | 41 | 65.1 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 41 | 59.4 % |
Basic | 19 | 30.2 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 19 | 27.5 % |
Advanced | 3 | 4.8 % | 6 | 100.0 % | 9 | 13.0 % |
Level of education | ||||||
Unable to read or write | 20 | 31.7 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 20 | 29.0 % |
Able to read and write | 7 | 11.1 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 7 | 10.1 % |
Primary educ. | 13 | 20.6 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 13 | 18.8 % |
Secondary ed. | 15 | 23.8 % | 1 | 16.7 % | 16 | 23.2 % |
University | 8 | 12.7 % | 5 | 83.3 % | 13 | 18.8 % |
Experience of care | ||||||
Primary and hospital | 55 | 87.3 % | 5 | 83.3 % | 60 | 87.0 % |
Primary | 6 | 9.5 % | 1 | 16.7 % | 7 | 10.1 % |
No regular access | 2 | 3.2 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 2.9 % |