Table 8.

Differences in affiliate stigma scores by demographic characteristics (N = 308)

Variable	Category	Affiliate Stigma Score ( M ± SD )	t / F	P
Caregiver gender	Male	68.05 ± 9.25	-10.397	< 0.001
	Female	78.58 ± 8.02
Residence	Rural	73.43 ± 11.48	-0.976	0.333
	Urban	75.18 ± 9.52
Occupation	Farmer	73.83 ± 11.21	2.174	0.091
	Worker	76.46 ± 8.72
	Retired/Unemployed	73.59 ± 10.36
	Business/Government/Other	73.44 ± 10.94
Education	Junior high or below	79.39 ± 6.85	17.698	< 0.001
	High school / Vocational	70.59 ± 10.11
	Associate / Bachelor	76.26 ± 9.80
	Postgraduate or above	79.91 ± 4.99
Marital status	Married	74.53 ± 9.91	4.375	<0.05
	Unmarried	81.70 ± 5.12
	Divorced	81.71 ± 4.72
Monthly household income (¥)	< 3800	81.27 ± 3.75	25.804	< 0.001
	3800–5000	70.56 ± 9.62
	5000–8000	74.10 ± 12.11
	≥ 8000	79.59 ± 6.01
Duration of care	< 1 year	74.85 ± 10.15	1.231	0.293
	1–3 years	74.24 ± 10.17
	> 3 years	77.33 ± 6.36
Patient gender	Male	74.75 ± 10.29	0.095	0.758
	Female	75.10 ± 9.36
Patient age	12 years	74.53 ± 7.88	1.246	0.283
	13 years	76.07 ± 8.37
	14 years	75.88 ± 10.63
	15 years	72.51 ± 12.19
	16 years	73.67 ± 10.82
	17 years	77.14 ± 6.31
	18 years	75.17 ± 7.79
Patient: first episode	Yes	81.77 ± 2.49	-18.783	< 0.001
	No	66.92 ± 9.14