Table 2. Mean scores in interpersonal trust by sociodemographics.

Sociodemographic	Subcategory	Trust in people		Trust in human fairness		Trust in human nature
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Gender	men	5.3	2.1	5.7	1.7	4.8	1.8
	women	5.6	2.1	6.1	1.8	5.3	1.9
	t-statistic, P-value	2.206	0.028	3.675	<0.001	3.931	<0.001
Age	20–29	5.2	2.2	5.7	1.8	4.4*	1.7
	30–39	5.2	2.1	5.7	1.6	4.9	1.8
	40–49	5.5	1.9	5.7	1.5	5.1	1.6
	50–59	5.5	2.3	6.1	1.9	5.2	2.1
	60–69	5.6	2.2	6.3*	1.9	5.7*	1.9
	F-statistic, P-value	1.681	0.152	4.411	0.002	11.825	<0.001
Area size of residence	12 major cities	5.3	2.1	6.0	1.7	5.0	1.8
	Cities with population > = 100k	5.6	2.2	6.0	1.8	5.2	1.9
	Cities with population <100k	5.4	2.1	5.7	1.7	4.9	1.9
	Rural areas	5.2	2.0	5.9	1.8	5.0	1.8
	F-statistic, P-value	1.381	0.247	0.839	0.473	1.707	0.164
Annual household income, JY	<5 million	5.1	2.1	5.7	2.0	5.0	2.0
	> = 5 million & <8 million	5.5	2.2	5.9	1.6	5.1	1.8
	> = 8 million	6.1*	1.9	6.3*	1.5	5.3	1.6
	F-statistic, P-value	11.948	<0.001	6.620	0.001	1.982	0.138
Educational attainment	Junior high school or lower	5.0	2.2	5.9	1.9	5.2	2.2
	High school	5.4	2.1	5.9	1.9	5.1	1.8
	College or higher	5.5	2.1	5.9	1.6	5.0	1.8
	F-statistic, P-value	1.978	0.139	0.080	0.923	0.283	0.754
Occupation	Self-employed	5.4	2.4	6.0	1.9	5.2	1.7
	Homemaker	5.5	2.3	6.2	1.8	5.5*	1.9
	Employed	5.4	2.0	5.8	1.7	4.9*	1.9
	Unemployed	5.2	2.2	5.7	2.0	4.9	1.8
	F-statistic, P-value	0.337	0.798	1.936	0.122	3.478	0.016

^*indicates a significant difference based on Tukey pairwise comparisons.