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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents

From: Maghrebi minors as translators in health services in Tarragona (Spain): a qualitative study of the discourse of the Maghrebi adults

 

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

%

Man

9

14.3%

1

16.7%

10

14.5%

Woman

54

85.7%

5

83.3%

59

85.5%

Year of arrival

      

Before 1995

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

7.2%

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

7.2%

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%

Perceived need

2

3.2%

0

0.0%

2

2.9%