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. 2003 Feb 20;72(4):879–890. doi: 10.1086/374178

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for the Neuroticism Scale of the EPQ in 12,836 Female Probands, 7,579 Male Probands, 12,581 Female Siblings, and 7,834 Male Siblings[Note]

Mean (SD)
Respondent Group Total Males Females Sex tStatistic P
Probandsa .79 (−.3) .71 (−.3) .83 (−.3) 29.91 <.001
Siblings .77 (−.3) .69 (−.3) .83 (−.3) 31.688 <.001

Note.— The neuroticism scale is an angular transformation of the raw neuroticism score.

a

Respondents in the initial cohort whose sibling(s) also responded to the questionnaire.