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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 927)

From: Attitudes of the police towards individuals with a known psychiatric diagnosis

 

Category

Number of cases

Percentage

Gender

   
 

Men

764

82.4

 

Women

163

17.6

Civil status

   
 

Single

451

48.7

 

Married/cohabiting

427

46

 

Previously married

49

5.3

Educational level

   
 

Secondary

46.5

431

 

University

53.5

496

Professional status

   
 

Officer

395

42.6

 

Sub-Inspector

240

25.9

 

Inspector

235

25

 

Chief Inspector

37

4

 

Commissioner

20

2.2

 

1st year executive student

41

4.4

 

2nd year executive student

22

2.4

Age range

   
 

Under 31

218

23.5

 

31–40

526

56.7

 

Over 41

183

19.7

Familiarity with mental illness

   
 

Yes

668

72.1

No

259

27.9

Encounter frequency

   
 

Rarely

452

48.8

 

Sometimes

309

33.3

 

Often

169

17.9

  

Mean (SD)

Age

35.5 (6.68)

Length of duty

11.26 (7.15)

Academy training

10.95 (26.02)

Previous year training

13.11 (18.7)

Weekly encounters with mentally ill people

3.15 (4.00)

  1. SD standard deviation