Table II.

Correlations Among Study Variables

Variables	M(SD)	Possible range	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1. Education	4.2(1.8)	1–8
2. Income	2.7(1.7)	1–8	.51**
3. Employment	1.1(1.0)	0–3	.16	.24**
4. Mental health summary	44.2(11)	0–100	.31**	.27**	.10
5. Anxiety	2.3(.9)	0–5	−.29	−.02	.26**	−.56**
6. Depressive symptoms	10.1(5.8)	0–30	−.15	.14	.04	−.72**	.50**
7. Quality of life	48.7(23.3)	0–100	.25	.26	.17	.68**	−.35**	−.55**
8. Emotional/informational support	11.9(5.5)	0–32	.06	.59	.24	.24	−.30**	.18	−.26*
9. Tangible support	8.8(4.0)	0–16	−.04	.15	−.18	.24	−.27**	−.19	.18	.37**
10. Positive social interaction	5.6(2.7)	0–16	.55	.08	−.15	.40**	−.39**	−.34**	.29**	.63**	.42**

Note:

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

1: Education discretely coded 0 – 8, from no formal schooling – post college graduate. 2: Income discretely coded 0 – 8, from RMB 0 – RMB 5000+ per month. 3: Employment discretely coded 0 – 3, from none – full time. 4: Mental health summary from Medical Outcomes Study-HIV. 5: Anxiety: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Symptoms Screener. 6: Depressive symptoms: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). 7: Quality of life: Medical Outcomes Study-HIV. 8 – 10: Emotional/informational support, tangible support, and positive social interaction: Medical Outcomes Study – Social Support Survey.