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Table 1 Comparison between AIDS orphans and non-orphans

From: Subjective well-being among AIDS orphans in southwest China: the role of school connectedness, peer support, and resilience

Variable

Non-orphan (n = 979)

Orphan (n = 571)

t/\({\chi }^{2}\)

P-Value

M ± SD)/n(%)

(M ± SD)/n(%)

Age

14.34 ± 1.735

14.29 ± 1.831

0.512

0.609

Gender

  Male

471(49.4)

259(48.5)

0.783

0.376

  Female

483(50.6)

292(51.5)

Housing

  Mud-brick house

284(29.2)

207(36.4)

8.658

0.013

  Brick house

598(61.4)

315(54.4)

  Storied house

92(9.4)

47(8.3)

Number of friends

  None

15(1.5)

15(2.6)

31.938

 < 0.001

  1–2

150(15.4)

123(21.6)

  

  3–5

234(24.0)

178(31.3)

  

   ≥ 6

578(59.2)

253(44.5)

  

Caring friends

  Indifference

28(2.9)

23(4.0)

13.581

0.004

  Occasionally

169(17.3)

117(20.6)

  Moderately often

384(39.3)

250(44.0)

  Very often

395(40.5)

178(31.3)

Self-rated physical health

  Very unhealthy

19(1.9)

6(1.1)

10.258

0.036

  Unhealthy

67(6.8)

52(9.1)

  Moderate

216(22.1)

150(26.3)

  Healthy

277(28.3)

164(28.6)

  Very healthy

400(40.9)

199(34.9)

Resilience

50.03 ± 15.93

47.03 ± 15.77

3.588

 < 0.001

School connectedness

18.53 ± 3.56

18.43 ± 3.55

0.555

0.579

SWB

10.72 ± 2.26

10.04 ± 2.40

5.582

 < 0.001

  1. aSWB represents subjective well-being