Table 3 Origin and reasons for migrating, N=150

 Birthplace

  Georgia

55.0

  Russia (outside Chechnya and the Ingush Republic)^a

16.3

  Chechnya^a

10.2

  Lithuania

7.6

  Others (Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Latvia, Tajikistan, Ingush Republic^a, Belarus…)

10.8

 Country of origin

  Georgia

57.2

  Russia (outside Chechnya and the Ingush Republic)^a

16.1

  Chechnya^a

9.7

  Lithuania

7.6

  Others (Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Latvia, Tajikistan, Ingush Republic^a, Belarus)

9.4

 Number of years since departure from home country (avg, 5.3 years; SD, 5.9 years; 0–24 years)

  0 (less than a year)

9.7

  1–3 years

45.5

  4+ years

44.8

Number of registered countries of residents (avg, 1.9 countries; SD, 1–2 countries, 1–10 countries)

  1 country

41.3

  2 countries

40.0

  3+ countries (max = 5, then 10)

18.7

 Countries of residence for 1 year or longer

  Russian speaking ex-Soviet countries

40.7

  Other Eastern European countries

9.6

  Western European countries

20.5

  Other countries

8.3

 Five most recurring countries of residence

  Russia

36.5

  Germany

9.6

  Poland

9.2

  Ukraine

5.9

  Spain

5.2

  Other: 1/Belarus, Slovenia, Latvia, Ingush Republic, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Austria, Czech Republic; 2/UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Israel, Turkey, Tunisia; 3/USA, Canada, India

 Number of years since arrival in France (avg, 3.3 years; SD, 4.1 years, 0–21 years)

  0 (less than 1 year)

21.5

  1–3 years

48.8

  4+ years

29.7

 Arrived in France with whom?

  Alone

61.3

  Friends/countrymen

5.6

  Family

33.1