Table 3 Reasons for and against voluntary return (multiple answers were permitted)
From: Mental health of returnees: refugees in Germany prior to their state-sponsored repatriation
Motives against a return | N | % | Motives for a return | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Economical reasons | |||||
Transport/travel cost | 2 | 4.9 | Unemployment in Germany | 8 | 19.5 |
Unemployment in country of return | 9 | 22.0 | Dependence on welfare system in Germany | 3 | 7.3 |
Lack of seed capital | 12 | 29.3 | Â | Â | Â |
Political/social reasons | |||||
Security and safety | 7 | 17.1 | Lack of cultural attachment in Germany | 3 | 7.3 |
Fear of rejection by people, who stayed in the country | 1 | 2.4 | Racism in Germany | 1 | 2.4 |
Hatred between ethnic groups/discrimination | 1 | 2.4 | Poor living conditions in Germany | 1 | 2.4 |
Housing conditions | 7 | 17.1 | Â | Â | Â |
Poor living conditions in country of return | 9 | 22.0 | Â | Â | Â |
Lack of medical and psychological care in country of origin | 13 | 31.7 | Â | Â | Â |
Personal/familial reasons | |||||
Personal attachment to Germany | 5 | 12.2 | Family ties in home country | 18 | 43.9 |
Children born and raised in Germany | 14 | 34.1 | Homesickness | 22 | 53.7 |
Personal failure | 1 | 2.4 | Cultural roots | 7 | 17.1 |
Fear of confrontation with traumatic context | 1 | 2.4 | Independence in home country/language skills | 2 | 4.9 |
Better prospects for children in Germany | 4 | 9.8 | Wish to die in home country | 8 | 19.5 |
| Â | Â | Â | Fear of forced deportation | 10 | 24.5 |