Table 1 Sample demographics
From: Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale in a community sample of Chinese
Total sample | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y, mean ± SD) | 47.5 ± 14.1 | 49.0 ± 14.3 | 46.0 ± 13.7 |
Net individual income (median, yuan) | 24,000.0 | 24,000.0 | 24,000.0 |
Education (n,%) | |||
Middle school | 4450 (46.8) | 2242 (46.1) | 2208 (47.5) |
High school | 3065 (32.2) | 1599 (32.9) | 1466 (31.6) |
College and above | 1992 (21.0) | 1020 (21.0) | 972 (20.9) |
Marital status (n,%) | |||
Unmarried | 641 (6.8) | 366 (7.6) | 275 (6.0) |
Married | 8300 (88.4) | 4277 (89.2) | 4023 (87.6) |
Others | 566 (4.8) | 218 (3.2) | 348 (6.4) |
Region (n,%) | |||
Urban | 4174 (32.9) | 2012 (41.4) | 2162 (46.5) |
Rural | 5333 (56.1) | 2849 (58.6) | 2484 (53.5) |
Work (n,%) | |||
Employed | 5254 (55.3) | 2994 (61.6) | 2260 (48.6) |
Seeking work | 348 (3.7) | 248 (5.1) | 100 (2.2) |
Doing housework | 1492 (15.7) | 372 (7.7) | 1120 (24.1) |
Retired | 1684 (17.7) | 788 (16.2) | 896 (19.3) |
Others | 729 (7.7) | 459 (9.4) | 270 (5.8) |
Sample size (n,%) | 9507 (100.0) | 4861 (100.0) | 4646 (100.0) |