Table 1 Demographic information for Norwegians and the five biggest immigrant groups in Norway
From: Immigrants’ use of primary health care services for mental health problems
Norway (n = 2604757) | Poland (n = 37669) | Sweden (n = 24656) | Germany (n = 15772) | Pakistan (n = 15067) | Iraq (n = 15053) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% women | 49.2% | 29.6%* | 49.6% | 43.7%* | 48.6% | 40.4%* |
% married | 45.1% | 62.7%* | 35.5%* | 47.8%* | 79.2%* | 59.8%* |
% living in urban area | 65.1% | 77.2%* | 82.3%* | 69.6%* | 98.6%* | 82.7%* |
% with no/low personal income1 | 30.8% | 38.5%* | 28.9%* | 31.1% | 61.9%* | 63.6%* |
Mean age in years (sd) | 42.70 (13.96) | 36.40* (9.95) | 36.40* (13.13) | 40.66* (11.81) | 40.18* (12.45) | 34.72* (10.64) |
Reason for immigration2 | ||||||
% for work | - | 80.2% | 0.3% | 67.5% | 3.9% | 0.4% |
% for family | - | 17.4% | 0.2% | 22.2% | 85.5% | 35.1% |
% for protection | - | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 63.3% |
% for other/reason not given | - | 2.1% | 99.5%4 | 9.9% | 6.1% | 1.2% |
Mean length of stay in years (sd) | - | 3.53 (6.82) | 12.03 (12.52) | 9.25 (12.69) | 19.35 (11.21) | 7.86 (4.81) |
% with at least one P-consultation3 | ||||||
Overall | 12.3% | 3.5%* | 9.7%* | 6.4%* | 11.9% | 16.3%* |