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Table 5 Associations between MHKQ and demographic variables

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

Item

n

Mean score

t/F

P

Gender

  

−1.02

0.310

 Male

394

15.78 ± 2.80

  

 Female

693

15.95 ± 2.63

  

Age (years)

  

4.56

0.003

 16–24

114

15.82 ± 2.16

  

 25–34

558

15.93 ± 2.86

  

 35–44

235

16.27 ± 2.52

  

 45 and above

180

15.30 ± 2.61

  

Education

  

65.72

< 0.001

 Junior high school or less

97

13.36 ± 2.28

  

 Senior high school

160

14.69 ± 2.36

  

 College/undergraduate

608

16.17 ± 2.51

  

 Postgraduate or above

222

17.08 ± 2.58

  

Place of residence

  

7.32

< 0.001

 Urban area

901

16.15 ± 2.62

  

 Rural area

186

14.60 ± 2.65

  

Sources of information about mental disorders

  

−2.10

0.036

 Mass media

649

15.74 ± 2.54

  

 Personal encounters

438

16.10 ± 2.89

  

Contact level

  

−4.85

< 0.001

 No

381

15.35 ± 2.56

  

 Yes

706

16.18 ± 2.72

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