Table 2.
Perceived stress levels stratified by demographic characteristics showing frequency and percentages of stress within the levels of the demographic variables.
| Variables | Stress N (row valid percent) | P value§ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Moderate | High | ||
| Age | ||||
| Age response N (%) | 8 (88.88) | 118 (95.16) | 58 (90.62) | 0.790£ |
| Mean age ± SD | 34.63 ± 15.72 | 36.42 ± 13.13 | 37.57 ± 14.32 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 5 (5.5) | 60 (65.9) | 26 (28.6) | 0.608 |
| Female | 3 (3.0) | 63 (62.4) | 35 (34.7) | |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 50 (0.8) | 50 (1.6) | |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| No degree | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.394 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
| High school diploma or equivalent degree | 0 (0.0) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | |
| Vocational degree (BT, TS, etc.) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | |
| University degree (bachelor's degree, master's degree) | 6 (4.3) | 91 (65.0) | 43 (30.7) | |
| Doctorate degree (Phd, MD, etc.) | 2 (18.2) | 6 (54.5) | 3 (27.3) | |
| Current employment status | ||||
| Freelancer | 1 (3.1) | 15 (46.9) | 16 (50.0) | 0.219 |
| Employed | 6 (4.7) | 88 (69.3) | 33 (26.0) | |
| Not employed, currently a student | 1 (5.6) | 12 (66.7) | 5 (27.8) | |
| Not employed, looking for work | 0 (0.0) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | |
| Not employed, not looking for work | 0 (0.0) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Retired | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100) | |
| Disabled, not able to work | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | |
| Monthly income | ||||
| Less than $50 per month | 0 (0.0) | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) | 0.469 |
| Between $50 and $100 per month | 0 (0.0) | 17 (70.8) | 7 (29.2) | |
| Between $101 and $300 per month | 1 (2.1) | 29 (60.4) | 18 (37.5) | |
| Between $301 and $500 per month | 2 (5.9) | 22 (64.7) | 10 (29.4) | |
| Between $501 and $1000 per month | 2 (5.9) | 24 (70.6) | 8 (23.5) | |
| More than $1000 per month | 4 (10%) | 25 (62.5) | 11 (27.5) | |
§Exact Fisher test was used to generate the P values. £ANOVA test was used to generate the P value for the association between age and stress categories.