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. 2014 Apr 29;14:126. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-126

Table 2.

Test of mean difference scores (N = 2,080)

 
SAS
SDS
PTSD
  Mean score p value Mean score p value Mean score p value
Gender
 
<0.001***
 
0.048*
 
<0.001**
  Male
40.62
 
40.50
 
39.64
 
  Female
44.40
 
41.25
 
41.62
 
Age
 
0.083
 
0.381
 
0.039*
  18-30
42.15
 
40.15
 
38.63
 
  31-40
42.93
 
41.02
 
39.93
 
  41-50
42.88
 
41.03
 
40.67
 
  51-68
44.07
 
40.90
 
41.05
 
Ethnic group
 
0.018*
 
0.009**
 
0.047*
  Han
43.71
 
41.14
 
40.58
 
  Tibetan
42.13
 
39.71
 
39.00
 
  Qiang
42.99
 
40.14
 
41.24
 
  Other
38.30
 
36.63
 
36.11
 
Education level
 
0.012*
 
0.002**
 
0.005**
  No degree
43.36
 
41.12
 
40.81
 
  Bachelor
43.69
 
40.58
 
40.31
 
  Graduate
38.76
 
36.89
 
35.94
 
Income (RMB/month)
 
<0.001***
 
<0.001***
 
<0.001***
  <1000 RMB
45.00
 
41.10
 
42.05
 
  1000-2000 RMB
44.05
 
41.32
 
40.80
 
  2000-3000 RMB
39.74
 
38.46
 
37.97
 
  >3000 RMB
37.15
 
37.41
 
34.58
 
Housing status
 
<0.001***
 
<0.001***
 
<0.001***
  Original house
42.46
 
40.41
 
39.47
 
  Public dormitory
42.92
 
39.45
 
40.24
 
  Rented house
45.22
 
42.85
 
42.42
 
  Temporary settlement 46.16   42.43   43.33  

*p <0.05. **p <0.01. ***p <0.01.

SAS: Self-rating Anxiety Scale; SDS: Self-rating Depression Scale; PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder.