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. 2015 Nov 24;15:1170. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2508-5

Table 3.

Possible influence factors for social support score- one-way ANOVA

Subjective support Objective support Utilization of support Total score
Mean ± SD F/t P Mean ± SD F/t P Mean ± SD F/t P Mean ± SD F/t P
Education level
 Illiteratea 24.83 ± 5.08 3.216 0.041 7.16 ± 2.15 4.318 0.014 7.70 ± 1.63 19.830 <0.001 36.69 ± 6.29 2.957 0.052
 Elementary school 25.38 ± 4.59 7.48 ± 2.30 7.97 ± 1.83 40.82 ± 6.48b
 Junior middle school and above 24.60 ± 4.06 7.74 ± 2.26c 8.57 ± 1.76c 40.91 ± 5.50b
Annual income per capita in the household (CNYd)
 <5000a 24.25 ± 5.27 9.254 <0.001 7.21 ± 2.39 6.324 <0.001 7.49 ± 1.69 38.806 <0.001 38.95 ± 7.03 14.046 <0.001
 5000- 25.93 ± 4.62c 7.74 ± 2.15c 7.98 ± 1.69c 41.65 ± 6.24c
 10000- 25.44 ± 3.59c 8.04 ± 2.03c 8.34 ± 1.76c 41.81 ± 4.94c
 15000- 24.42 ± 3.69 7.61 ± 2.08b 9.10 ± 1.67c 41.13 ± 5.14c
Years in Shandong
 <5a 24.83 ± 3.79 0.973 0.405 7.40 ± 2.17 0.356 0.785 8.47 ± 1.80 4.695 0.003 40.69 ± 5.22 0.079 0.971
 5- 25.05 ± 4.21 7.55 ± 2.20 8.16 ± 1.80 40.76 ± 5.68
 10- 24.90 ± 4.84 7.61 ± 2.34 8.06 ± 1.78b 40.57 ± 6.64
 15- 25.44 ± 4.94 7.50 ± 2.34 8.13 ± 1.80c 40.72 ± 6.74
Job engaged
 Farming 25.24 ± 4.57 4.893 <0.001 7.54 ± 2.28 0.240 0.811 8.01 ± 1.78 -5.864 <0.001 40.80 ± 6.23 1.516 0.131
 Others 23.55 ± 3.60 7.49 ± 2.29 8.97 ± 1.73 40.01 ± 5.49
Quality of relationship with spouse
 Poora 21.50 ± 5.61 29.642 <0.001 5.31 ± 2.44 21.837 <0.001 7.81 ± 2.06 8.253 <0.001 34.62 ± 7.35 26.761 <0.001
 Average 24.39 ± 4.33c 7.56 ± 2.10c 8.34 ± 1.81 40.28 ± 5.97c
 Good 25.95 ± 4.44c 7.65 ± 2.31c 7.90 ± 1.74 41.50 ± 6.02c
Number of offspring with husband
 0a 22.82 ± 4.37 13.346 <0.001 6.80 ± 2.65 2.864 0.057 8.95 ± 1.79 12.125 <0.001 38.57 ± 5.91 4.777 0.009
 1 24.68 ± 4.60c 7.49 ± 2.25b 8.19 ± 1.82c 40.37 ± 6.36b
 ≥2 25.87 ± 4.29c 7.59 ± 2.15b 7.76 ± 1.73c 41.22 ± 5.82c
Reason of marrying in Shandong
 Good living condition 25.01 ± 4.67 3.739 0.024 7.54 ± 2.14c 11.003 <0.001 8.03 ± 1.77 4.499 0.011 40.58 ± 6.06c 9.612 <0.001
 Devotion to husband 25.47 ± 4.31c 7.79 ± 2.38c 8.38 ± 1.75b 41.65 ± 6.17c
 Others a 24.30 ± 4.35 6.80 ± 2.31 8.00 ± 1.90 39.10 ± 6.25

a control group; b compared with control group P≦0.05

c compared with control group P<0.01; d CNY: Chinese Yuan; 6.1 CNY = 1 USD