Table 2.
Age at first contact with psychiatric services, first admission, and first diagnosis of schizophrenia by social class
| Social class | No | Mean (SD) age at first contact (years) | Mean(SD) age at first admission (years) | Mean (SD) age at first admission with schizophrenia (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 352 | 30.1 (13.1) | 29.6 (12.8) | 33.3 (13.9) |
| Men | 205 | 28.6 (12.0) | 28.2 (11.6) | 31.4 (12.2) |
| Women | 147 | 32.2 (14.4) | 31.6 (14.0) | 36.0 (15.6) |
| I | 48 | 25.3 (9.1) | 24.8 (8.2) | 28.0 (8.7) |
| Men | 31 | 24.4 (6.1) | 24.0 (6.0) | 26.6 (6.0) |
| Women | 17 | 27.1 (13.0) | 26.4 (11.3) | 30.4 (11.9) |
| II | 60 | 31.1 (12.7) | 31.0 (12.3) | 34.1 (13.6) |
| Men | 26 | 30.3 (11.4) | 30.2 (11.3) | 32.0 (11.9) |
| Women | 34 | 31.7 (13.7) | 31.7 (13.2) | 35.7 (14.8) |
| III | 68 | 29.8 (13.9) | 29.3 (13.1) | 33.0 (14.3) |
| Men | 44 | 29.8 (14.0) | 29.4 (13.7) | 32.8 (14.0) |
| Women | 24 | 29.9 (14.1) | 29.0 (12.3) | 33.4 (15.1) |
| IV | 68 | 29.1 (12.3) | 29.2 (12.5) | 32.0 (13.3) |
| Men | 40 | 27.7 (10.3) | 28.0 (10.6) | 30.7 (10.5) |
| Women | 28 | 31.0 (14.8) | 30.9 (14.9) | 33.9 (16.5) |
| V | 39 | 28.8 (14.0) | 28.4 (13.6) | 31.9 (14.6) |
| Men | 23 | 28.3 (16.2) | 28.2 (15.5) | 31.8 (16.5) |
| Women | 16 | 29.6 (10.5) | 28.6 (10.8) | 32.1 (11.9) |
| VI | 69 | 34.4 (14.4) | 33.1 (14.4) | 38.8 (15.3) |
| Men | 41 | 30.3 (12.0) | 28.9 (11.1) | 33.6 (12.4) |
| Women | 28 | 40.4 (15.6) | 39.3 (16.5) | 46.5 (16.0) |