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Table 2 The demographic information of consumers and peers

From: A community-based peer support service for persons with severe mental illness in China

Characteristic

Peers

Consumers

t test or χ2 test of difference

N

%

N

%

Age (M ± SD)

40.2 ± 8.9

 

48.3 ± 8.2

 

t = −2.99, p = 0.004

Sex

    

χ2(1) = 2.37, p = 0.124

Male

8

66.7

21

42.0

 

Female

4

33.3

29

58.0

 

Education level

    

χ2(5) = 2.93, p = 0.711

Primary school

0

0

2

4.0

 

Junior high school

1

8.3

10

20.0

 

Senior high school

8

66.7

22

44.0

 

Junior college

1

8.3

8

16.0

 

Undergraduate degree

2

16.7

7

14.0

 

Postgraduate degree

0

0

1

2.0

 

Marital Status

    

χ2(3) = 1.32, p = 0.726

Single/never married

7

58.3

29

58.0

 

Married

4

33.3

11

22.0

 

Divorced

1

8.3

9

18.0

 

Widowed

0

0

1

2.0

 

Working status

    

χ2(1) = 5.53, p = 0.039

Yes (all part-time)

4

33.3

4

8.0

 

No

8

66.7

46

92.0

 

Diagnosis

    

χ2(1) = 10.61, p = 0.004

Schizophrenia

6

50.0

45

90.0

 

Bipolar Disorder

6

50.0

5

10.0