Table 1 Participants characteristics, in weighted percentages (Standard error)
From: Selected psychiatric problems among college students in two Arab countries: comparison with the USA
Characteristic | Education City (n = 351) | Qatar University (n = 434) | American University of Beirut (n = 167) | University of Michigan (n = 889) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | |||||
18–20 | 36.5 (3.5) | 33.8 (2.3) | 64.0 (3.9) | 35.7 (1.8) | < 0.001 |
21–25 | 42.1 (3.5) | 46.7 (2.5) | 30.8 (3.7) | 42.3 (1.8) | |
> =26 | 21.4 (2.5) | 19.5 (2.0) | 5.3 (1.9) | 22.0 (1.4) | |
Gender | |||||
Female | 58.3 (3.5) | 71.9 (2.3) | 50.3 (4.1) | 47.4 (1.8) | < 0.001 |
Nationality | |||||
Nationals of the host country | 47.3 (3.6) | 71.5 (2.3) | 83.5 (3.0) | 86.6 (1.2) | < 0.001 |
Program | |||||
Undergraduate | 76.7 (2.6) | 83.6 (2.0) | 93.7 (1.8) | 65.2 (1.7) | < 0.001 |
Living arrangements | |||||
On campus Dorms | 25.7 (3.2) | 1.2 (0.6) | 16.8 (3.1) | 21.8 (1.6) | < 0.001 |
Off-campus, single or sharing | 7.7 (1.5) | 3.8 (1.0) | 18.0 (3.2) | 71.2 (1.7) | |
Off-campus, parents, spouse or other relatives | 66.7 (3.4) | 95.1 (1.2) | 65.3 (3.9) | 7.0 (0.9) | |
In a relationship | |||||
Yes | 31.7 (3.4) | 29.7 (2.5) | 23.7 (3.5) | 46.0 (1.8) | 0.0259 |
Current financial situation | |||||
It’s a financial struggle | 10.6 (2.3) | 3.6 (1.0) | 9.4 (2.4) | 10.2 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
Tight but doing fine | 46.5 (3.8) | 42.3 (2.6) | 54.2 (4.1) | 50.7 (1.8) | |
Finances aren’t a problem | 42.9 (3.7) | 54.1 (2.6) | 36.4 (3.9) | 39.2 (1.8) | |
GPA | |||||
A+ to A- | 55.8 (3.9) | 22.2 (2.2) | 33.5 (3.9) | 59.2 (1.9) | < 0.001 |
B+ to B- | 39.6 (3.9) | 50.6 (2.7) | 56.8 (4.1) | 37.2 (1.9) | |
C+ and below | 4.5 (1.6) | 27.2 (2.4) | 9.7 (2.5) | 3.7 (0.8) | |
Religiosity | |||||
Fairly/Very religious | 87.0 (2.3) | 94.7 (1.2) | 43.7 (4.0) | 32.5 (1.7) | < 0.001 |
Not too religious/Not religious at all | 13.0 (2.3) | 5.3 (1.2) | 56.3 (4.0) | 67.5 (1.7) | |