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Table 1 Demographic comparison between 2009, 2014, and 2018 groups after weighing (n = 3548)

From: The role of education level on changes in endorsement of medication treatment and perceived public stigma towards psychosis in Hong Kong: comparison of three population-based surveys between 2009 and 2018

 

2009

2014

2018

Between-group differences

n = 1016

n = 1018

n = 1514

Test statistic

p

Gender (n, %)

χ2 = 1.11

0.574

 Male

471 (46.4)

462 (45.4)

719 (47.5)

 

 Female

545 (53.6)

556 (54.6)

795 (52.5)

 Age, Mean (SD)

45.18 (16.28)

45.84 (17.04)

48.98 (18.15)

F = 42.81

 < .01

Age group (n, %)*

χ2 = 44.35

 < .01

 18 – 29

197 (20.4)

180 (17.7)

248 (18.3)

 

 30 – 39

183 (18.9)

154 (15.1)

217 (16.0)

 40 – 49

206 (21.3)

155 (15.3)

233 (17.2)

 50 – 59

178 (18.4)

179 (17.6)

217 (16.0)

 60 and above

204 (21.1)

223 (34.3)

440 (32.5)

Education (n, %)*

χ2 = 16.94

 < .01

 Primary or below

240 (23.6)

240 (23.6)

300 (19.8)

 

 Secondary

487 (48.1)

489 (48.1)

716 (47.3)

 Tertiary and above

286 (28.2)

287 (28.2)

496 (32.7)

Employment status*

χ2 = 13.857

 < .01

 Employed

648 (64.0)

613 (60.5)

1010 (66.8)

 

 Unemployed

45 (4.4)

37 (25.2)

65 (4.3)

 Retired / Homemakers

319 (31.5)

363 (32.4)

437 (28.9)

Q81 (n, %)*

χ2 = 19.649

 < .01

 Yes

874 (86.2)

902 (89.1)

1211 (82.8)

 

 No

140 (13.8)

110 (10.9)

251 (17.2)

LPDDS, Mean (SD)

2.63 (0.49)

2.67 (0.47)

2.65 (0.32)

F = 1.875

.154

  1. 1Q8, Question on whether patients with psychosis need prescription drugs to control their symptoms
  2. *These variables contain missing data: 334 missing in age group, 7 missing in education level, 11 missing in employment status, and 60 missing in response on Q8