Table 6.
Means, standard deviations and percentiles of the PSS-10 factor “perceived helplessness” according to sex and age
| Total (N = 2463) | |||||||
| age group | 14-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ |
| Mean | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| SD | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 5 % | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 % | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 50 % | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 75 % | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 95 % | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Female (n = 1315) | |||||||
| age group | 14-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ |
| Mean | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
| SD | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 5 % | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 % | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 50 % | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 75 % | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| 95 % | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Male (n = 1148) | |||||||
| age group | 14-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ |
| Mean | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| SD | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 5 % | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 % | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 % | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 75 % | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 95 % | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 |