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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011 Jun;199(6):410–415. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31821d3ac7

TABLE 2.

Comparison of Sociodemographic Characteristics of Victims With and Without Mental Disorders

Mental Disorders
Predictor With (n = 188) Without (n = 204) χ2/t/z p
Men, n (%) 118 (63.8) 96 (47.1) 9.737 0.002
Age, mean (SD), yrs 28.63 (5.87) 25.18 (6.36) –5.564 0
    15 to 24 yrs, n (%) 46 (32.6) 95 (67.4) 9.121 0.003
    25 to 34 yrs, n (%) 142 (56.6) 109 (43.4)
Annual family income, median (QL,QU), yuan 10000 (5000,15000) 10000 (6000,20000) –2.061 0.039
Personal annual income, median (QL,QU), yuan 3000 (0,6000) 3000 (0,7200) –1.296 0.195
Education, mean (SD), yrs 7.8 (7.3) 8.4 (9.3) 0.670 0.503
Marital status 1.324 0.250
    Currently married 104 101
    Not currently married 84 103
Pesticides stored at home, n (%) 145 (77.1) 150 (73.5) 0.435 0.509
Health condition, n (%) 32.443 0
    Poor 60 (31.9) 28 (13.7)
    Average 47 (25.0) 31 (15.2)
    Good 81 (43.1) 145 (71.1)

Differences are tested using a two-tailed t-test.

QL indicates 25th percent; QU, 75th percent.