Evaluation of attitudes and knowledge toward mental disorders in a sample of the Chinese population using a web-based approach

Table 4 Associations between PDD and demographic variables

Item	n	Mean score	t/F	P
Gender			0.67	0.500
Male	394	33.96 ± 7.24
Female	693	33.66 ± 6.31
Age (years)			5.37	0.001
16–24	114	35.11 ± 5.48
25–34	558	34.03 ± 6.69
35–44	235	32.37 ± 7.11
45 and above	180	33.92 ± 6.39
Education			0.13	0.942
Junior high school or less	97	33.90 ± 6.76
Senior high school	160	33.82 ± 6.77
College/undergraduate	608	33.83 ± 6.58
Postgraduate or above	222	33.52 ± 6.79
Place of residence			−2.42	0.016
Urban area	901	33.56 ± 6.74
Rural area	186	34.78 ± 6.20
Sources of information about mental disorders			1.31	0.192
Mass media	649	33.99 ± 6.44
Personal encounters	438	33.44 ± 6.97
Contact level			1.40	0.161
No	381	34.15 ± 6.54
Yes	706	33.56 ± 6.72

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