Table 1 Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the samples across four study countries
| Â | Sweden | Germany | Croatia | Jordan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
 M | 43.50 | 43.67 | 44.14 | 39.09 |
 SD | 12.882 | 13.677 | 13.482 | 12.947 |
 Range | 18–65 | 18–65 | 20–65 | 18–65 |
 Valid N | 1277 | 524 | 600 | 624 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 666 (52.2%) | 232 (44.4%) | 269 (44.8%) | 317 (50.8%) |
 Female | 602 (47.2%) | 290 (55.2%) | 331 (55.2%) | 307 (49.2%) |
 Diverse | 8 (0.6%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Migration background | ||||
 Yes | 416 (34.1%) | 125 (23.9%) | 102 (17.0%) | 153 (24.5%) |
 None | 805 (65.9%) | 397 (76.1%) | 497 (82.8%) | 471 (75.5%) |
Level of education | ||||
 Primary | 17 (1.3%) | 5 (1.0%) | 2 (0.3%) | 115 (18.4%) |
 Secondary | 310 (24.5%) | 211 (40.3%) | 394 (65.7%) | 355 (56.9%) |
 Tertiary | 940 (74.2%) | 307 (58.7%) | 200 (33.3%) | 154 (24.7%) |
Employment status | ||||
 Employed | 993 (79.8%) | 382 (73.3%) | 398 (66.3%) | 178 (28.5%) |
 Unemployed | 251 (20.2%) | 139 (26.7%) | 196 (32.7%) | 446 (71.5%) |
Total monthly income of the household (in Euro) | ||||
 M | 5151.63 | 4185.46 | 1183.87 | 499.88 |
 SD | 2881.994 | 5094.370 | 592.603 | 320.175 |
 Range | 250–12,500 | 200–100,000 | 100–3250 | 96–2400 |
 Valid N | 1230 | 460 | 533 | 624 |
Political orientation | ||||
 Left | 464 (40.8%) | 274 (61.3%) | 128 (33.1%) | / |
 Centre | 278 (24.4%) | 146 (32.7%) | 137 (35.4%) | / |
 Right | 396 (34.8%) | 27 (6.0%) | 122 (31.5%) | / |
Importance of religion in life | ||||
 M | 1.69 | 1.77 | 2.75 | 4.19 |
 SD | 1.192 | 1.219 | 1.227 | 0.883 |
 Range | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 |
 Valid N | 1250 | 521 | 597 | 622 |