Table 9.

COPE Index subscale for social support: frequencies, percentages and statistical tests.

COPE index subscale for social support	N	Mean	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	SD	Statistical test	Statistical value
Gender						T-test	t = −0.57, df = 369, p = 0.563
Male	133	2.57	2.48	2.66	0.531
Female	238	2.61	2.52	2.69	0.654
Tot.	371	2.59	2.53	2.65	0.612
Age						ANOVA	(F = 1.72, df1 = 4, df2 = 118), p = 0.149
70–79	57	2.78	2.61	2.94	0.626
60–69	138	2.54	2.43	2.64	0.613
50–59	102	2.60	2.49	2.70	0.546
≥ 80	40	2.49	2.28	2.71	0.661
Under 50	34	2.62	2.38	2.86	0.680