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Table 1 Differences in SDSC of different sociodemographic characteristics (Means ± Standard Deviations) (N = 1437)

From: Individual-level socioeconomic status and contact or familiarity with people with mental illness: a cross-sectional study in Wuhou District, Chengdu, Southwest China

Variable

N (%)

SDS

t/F

P

Gender

 Male

598 (41.6)

12.54 ± 3.15

0.159

0.874

 Female

839 (58.4)

12.52 ± 3.07

Age group (year)

 18–30

251 (17.5)

12.49 ± 3.02

5.318a

 < 0.001

 31–45

413 (28.7)

12.12 ± 3.17

 46–60

379 (26.4)

12.42 ± 3.08

 61–75

326 (22.7)

13.12 ± 3.06

 More than 75

68 (4.7)

13.01 ± 3.01

Marital status

 Unmarried

229 (15.9)

12.26 ± 3.30

2.773

0.063

 Married or live together

1087 (75.6)

12.53 ± 3.06

 Divorced or widowed

121 (8.4)

13.08 ± 3.08

Education level

 Primary schools and below

238 (16.6)

12.90 ± 3.38

3.915b

0.004

 Junior high school

343 (23.9)

12.69 ± 3.17

 High school

357 (24.8)

12.70 ± 2.93

 Technical secondary school and junior college

237 (16.5)

11.94 ± 2.87

 Bachelor’s degree or above

262 (18.2)

12.30 ± 3.13

Educational attainment (year)

 Less than or equal to 9

572 (39.8)

12.83 ± 3.30

2.875

0.004

 More than 9

865 (60.2)

12.34 ± 2.95

Occupation

 Large company managers, public institutions, or professional and technical personnel

560 (39.0)

12.68 ± 3.29

2.357

0.052

 Small company managers or assistive technicians

98 (6.8)

13.19 ± 2.82

 Ordinary staff or clerks

318 (22.1)

12.28 ± 2.92

 Skilled workers

61 (4.2)

12.08 ± 3.01

 Farmers, temporary workers or unemployed individuals

400 (27.8)

12.44 ± 3.05

Economic status/Monthly household income

 Very poor (1500–2999 RMB)

83 (5.8)

12.64 ± 2.62

1.304

0.266

 Relatively poor (3000–4999 RMB)

167 (11.6)

12.23 ± 3.38

 General (5000–9999 RMB)

1024 (71.3)

12.63 ± 3.11

 Relatively well-off (10,000–14,999 RMB)

154 (10.7)

12.14 ± 3.03

 Very well off (≥ 15,000 RMB)

9 (0.6)

12.67 ± 2.65

Socioeconomic status

 Low class

236 (16.4)

12.94 ± 3.48

2.956c

0.031

 Medium–low class

512 (35.6)

12.66 ± 3.04

 Medium class

367 (25.5)

12.34 ± 2.91

 Medium–high class and High class

322 (22.4)

12.25 ± 3.12

Place of birth

 Urban

713 (49.6)

12.53 ± 3.22

-0.069

0.945

 Town or rural area

724 (50.4)

12.54 ± 2.99

Current residence

 Urban

1313 (91.4)

12.52 ± 3.16

-0.780

0.437

 Town or rural area

124 (8.6)

12.70 ± 2.45

Are you the only child in the family?

 Yes

476 (33.1)

12.41 ± 3.31

-1.025

0.306

 No

961 (66.9)

12.59 ± 3.00

Are you a caregiver for an elderly person?

 Yes

415 (28.9)

12.56 ± 3.25

0.183

0.855

 No

1022 (71.1)

12.52 ± 3.05

Are you a caregiver of PWMI?

 Yes

465 (32.4)

11.94 ± 2.89

-5.174

 < 0.001

 No

972 (67.6)

12.81 ± 3.17

Have you experienced a mental illness?

 Yes

198 (13.8)

12.18 ± 3.64

-1.494

0.136

 No

1239 (86.2)

12.59 ± 3.01

Do you have a family member who has experienced mental illness?

 Yes

277 (19.3)

12.14 ± 3.27

-2.321

0.020

 No

1160 (80.7)

12.63 ± 3.06

Contact or familiarity with PWMI group

 No-contact or familiarity with PWMI at all

759 (52.8)

13.00 ± 3.04

18.616d

 < 0.001

 Contact or familiarity with PWMI

663 (46.1)

12.03 ± 3.09

 All-contact or familiarity with PWMI

15 (1.0)

11.40 ± 3.46

  1. Data were compared by independent sample T test or one-way ANOVA
  2. PWMI  People with mental illness
  3. aThere were significant post hoc (LSD) tests between age (18–30 years) and age (61–75 years) (p = 0.015), between age (31–45 years) and age (61–75 years) (p < .001), between age (31–45 years) and age (> 75 years) (p = 0.028) and between age (46–60 years) and age (61–75 years) (p = 0.003), showing that the age group (> 60 years) has highest SDSC scores
  4. bThere were significant post hoc (LSD) tests between educational level (primary schools and below) and educational level (technical secondary school and junior college) (p = 0.001), between educational level (primary schools and below) and educational level (bachelor’s degree or above) (p = 0.030), between educational level (junior high school) and educational level (technical secondary school and junior college) (p = 0.004) and between educational level (high school) and educational level (technical secondary school and junior college) (p = 0.003), showing that the educational level group (technical secondary school and junior college) has lowest SDSC scores
  5. cThere were significant post hoc (LSD) tests between socioeconomic status (low class) and socioeconomic status (medium class) (p = 0.021) and between socioeconomic status (low class) and socioeconomic status (medium–high class and high class) (p = 0.010), showing that the educational level group (medium–high class and high class) has lowest SDSC scores
  6. dThere were significant post hoc (LSD) tests between contact or familiarity with PWMI group (no-contact or familiarity with PWMI) and contact or familiarity with PWMI group (contact or familiarity with PWMI) (p < 0.001), between contact or familiarity with PWMI group (no-contact or familiarity with PWMI) and contact or familiarity with PWMI group (all-contact or familiarity with PWMI) (p = 0.046), showing that the contact or familiarity with PWMI group (no-contact or familiarity with PWMI) has highest SDSC scores
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