Table 1.
Characteristics of people with and without mental health problems (MHP)
| People with MHP (n = 257) n (%) | People w/o MHP (n = 146) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Mean (s.d.) |
38.1 (13.4) |
36.9 (14.1) |
| Gender | ||
| Female |
165 (64.5) |
93 (64.1) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Asian |
19 (7.4) |
9 (6.4) |
| Black |
10 (3.9) |
9 (6.4) |
| Mixed |
12 (4.7) |
5 (3.6) |
| White |
213 (83.2) |
118 (83.7) |
| Other |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0.0) |
| Social Contact | ||
| Self |
257 (100.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Partner |
8 (5.1) |
5 (5.2) |
| Family |
4 (2.6) |
0 (0.0) |
| Friend |
21 (13.4) |
13 (13.5) |
| Work Colleague |
10 (6.4) |
10 (10.4) |
| Acquaintance |
55 (35.0) |
26 (27.1) |
| Other |
35 (22.3) |
26 (27.1) |
| None |
24 (15.3) |
16 (16.7) |
| Total RIBS Score | ||
| Mean (s.d.) |
17.3 (4.4) |
16.6 (4.4) |
| Disclosure to family/friend | ||
| Very comfortable |
105 (47.3) |
53 (43.8) |
| Moderately comfortable |
52 (23.4) |
30 (24.8) |
| Fairly comfortable |
23 (10.4) |
21 (17.4) |
| Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable |
5 (2.3) |
6 (5.0) |
| Moderately uncomfortable |
19 (8.6) |
6 (5.0) |
| Very uncomfortable |
18 (8.1) |
5 (4.1) |
| Met someone from opposite group (with or without MHP) | 102 (58.0) | 65 (47.5) |