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Table 1 Differences in SDSC of different sociodemographic characteristics (Means ± Standard Deviations) (N = 1437)

From: Individual-level socioeconomic status and contact or familiarity with people with mental illness: a cross-sectional study in Wuhou District, Chengdu, Southwest China

Variable N (%) SDS t/F P
Gender
 Male 598 (41.6) 12.54 ± 3.15 0.159 0.874
 Female 839 (58.4) 12.52 ± 3.07
Age group (year)
 18–30 251 (17.5) 12.49 ± 3.02 5.318a  < 0.001
 31–45 413 (28.7) 12.12 ± 3.17
 46–60 379 (26.4) 12.42 ± 3.08
 61–75 326 (22.7) 13.12 ± 3.06
 More than 75 68 (4.7) 13.01 ± 3.01
Marital status
 Unmarried 229 (15.9) 12.26 ± 3.30 2.773 0.063
 Married or live together 1087 (75.6) 12.53 ± 3.06
 Divorced or widowed 121 (8.4) 13.08 ± 3.08
Education level
 Primary schools and below 238 (16.6) 12.90 ± 3.38 3.915b 0.004
 Junior high school 343 (23.9) 12.69 ± 3.17
 High school 357 (24.8) 12.70 ± 2.93
 Technical secondary school and junior college 237 (16.5) 11.94 ± 2.87
 Bachelor’s degree or above 262 (18.2) 12.30 ± 3.13
Educational attainment (year)
 Less than or equal to 9 572 (39.8) 12.83 ± 3.30 2.875 0.004
 More than 9 865 (60.2) 12.34 ± 2.95
Occupation
 Large company managers, public institutions, or professional and technical personnel 560 (39.0) 12.68 ± 3.29 2.357 0.052
 Small company managers or assistive technicians 98 (6.8) 13.19 ± 2.82
 Ordinary staff or clerks 318 (22.1) 12.28 ± 2.92
 Skilled workers 61 (4.2) 12.08 ± 3.01
 Farmers, temporary workers or unemployed individuals 400 (27.8) 12.44 ± 3.05
Economic status/Monthly household income
 Very poor (1500–2999 RMB) 83 (5.8) 12.64 ± 2.62 1.304 0.266
 Relatively poor (3000–4999 RMB) 167 (11.6) 12.23 ± 3.38
 General (5000–9999 RMB) 1024 (71.3) 12.63 ± 3.11
 Relatively well-off (10,000–14,999 RMB) 154 (10.7) 12.14 ± 3.03
 Very well off (≥ 15,000 RMB) 9 (0.6) 12.67 ± 2.65
Socioeconomic status
 Low class 236 (16.4) 12.94 ± 3.48 2.956c 0.031
 Medium–low class 512 (35.6) 12.66 ± 3.04
 Medium class 367 (25.5) 12.34 ± 2.91
 Medium–high class and High class 322 (22.4) 12.25 ± 3.12
Place of birth
 Urban 713 (49.6) 12.53 ± 3.22 -0.069 0.945
 Town or rural area 724 (50.4) 12.54 ± 2.99
Current residence
 Urban 1313 (91.4) 12.52 ± 3.16 -0.780 0.437
 Town or rural area 124 (8.6) 12.70 ± 2.45
Are you the only child in the family?
 Yes 476 (33.1) 12.41 ± 3.31 -1.025 0.306
 No 961 (66.9) 12.59 ± 3.00
Are you a caregiver for an elderly person?
 Yes 415 (28.9) 12.56 ± 3.25 0.183 0.855
 No 1022 (71.1) 12.52 ± 3.05
Are you a caregiver of PWMI?
 Yes 465 (32.4) 11.94 ± 2.89 -5.174  < 0.001
 No 972 (67.6) 12.81 ± 3.17
Have you experienced a mental illness?
 Yes 198 (13.8) 12.18 ± 3.64 -1.494 0.136
 No 1239 (86.2) 12.59 ± 3.01
Do you have a family member who has experienced mental illness?
 Yes 277 (19.3) 12.14 ± 3.27 -2.321 0.020
 No 1160 (80.7) 12.63 ± 3.06
Contact or familiarity with PWMI group
 No-contact or familiarity with PWMI at all 759 (52.8) 13.00 ± 3.04 18.616d  < 0.001
 Contact or familiarity with PWMI 663 (46.1) 12.03 ± 3.09
 All-contact or familiarity with PWMI 15 (1.0) 11.40 ± 3.46
  1. Data were compared by independent sample T test or one-way ANOVA
  2. PWMI  People with mental illness
  3. aThere were significant post hoc (LSD) tests between age (18–30 years) and age (61–75 years) (p = 0.015), between age (31–45 years) and age (61–75 years) (p < .001), between age (31–45 years) and age (> 75 years) (p = 0.028) and between age (46–60 years) and age (61–75 years) (p = 0.003), showing that the age group (> 60 years) has highest SDSC scores
  4. bThere were significant post hoc (LSD) tests between educational level (primary schools and below) and educational level (technical secondary school and junior college) (p = 0.001), between educational level (primary schools and below) and educational level (bachelor’s degree or above) (p = 0.030), between educational level (junior high school) and educational level (technical secondary school and junior college) (p = 0.004) and between educational level (high school) and educational level (technical secondary school and junior college) (p = 0.003), showing that the educational level group (technical secondary school and junior college) has lowest SDSC scores
  5. cThere were significant post hoc (LSD) tests between socioeconomic status (low class) and socioeconomic status (medium class) (p = 0.021) and between socioeconomic status (low class) and socioeconomic status (medium–high class and high class) (p = 0.010), showing that the educational level group (medium–high class and high class) has lowest SDSC scores
  6. dThere were significant post hoc (LSD) tests between contact or familiarity with PWMI group (no-contact or familiarity with PWMI) and contact or familiarity with PWMI group (contact or familiarity with PWMI) (p < 0.001), between contact or familiarity with PWMI group (no-contact or familiarity with PWMI) and contact or familiarity with PWMI group (all-contact or familiarity with PWMI) (p = 0.046), showing that the contact or familiarity with PWMI group (no-contact or familiarity with PWMI) has highest SDSC scores
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