Table 2.
The GHQ-12 score by demographic characteristics (n = 916)
| Mean (SD) | P | ||
| Age groups | 0.006 | ||
| ≤ 20 | 7.8 (3.2) | ||
| 21–30 | 8.6 (3.3) | ||
| 31–40 | 8.9 (3.0) | ||
| 41–50 | 8.9 (3.1) | ||
| > 50 | 9.3 (3.0) | ||
| Gender | 0.04 | ||
| Male | 8.5 (3.2) | ||
| Female | 8.9 (3.1) | ||
| Marital status | < 0.0001 | ||
| Single | 8.1 (3.3) | ||
| Married | 8.9 (3.1) | ||
| Divorced/widowed | 9.9 (2.5) | ||
| Educational level | < 0.0001 | ||
| Illiterate | 9.7 (2.7) | ||
| Primary | 8.7 (3.2) | ||
| Secondary | 8.5 (3.2) | ||
| College/university | 8.3 (3.1) | ||
| Employment status | < 0.0001 | ||
| Employed | 8.4 (3.2) | ||
| Housewife | 8.8 (3.4) | ||
| Student | 7.0 (3.2) | ||
| Unemployed | 9.3 (2.9) | ||
| Retired | 9.0 (3.2) | ||
| Number of family loss | < 0.0001 | ||
| None | 7.7 (3.5) | ||
| < 3 | 8.7 (3.2) | ||
| 3–5 | 9.1 (2.8) | ||
| > 5 | 9.3 (2.7) |