Table 2.
Univariate correlates of access to social capital
| Variable | Sample descriptives, n (%) | RG-UK, mean (s.d.) | Association with RG-UK total score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human capital (RG-UK) | 2.30 (1.70)* | n/a | r = 0.44, p < 0.001 |
| Age (years) | 45.00 (11.16)* | n/a | r = − 0.14, p < 0.001 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 411 (40.5) | 13.25 (6.09) | t = − 2.79, df = 896, p = 0.005 |
| Female | 602 (59.3) | 14.39 (5.93) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 904 (89.0) | 13.98 (5.88) | t = 0.473, df = 120, p = 0.637 |
| Other | 112 (11.0) | 13.64 (6.95) | |
| Education | |||
| Graduate | 366 (36.0) | 15.76 (5.83) | t = 6.93, df = 895, p < 0.001 |
| Non-graduate | 642 (63.2) | 12.94 (5.87) | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 239 (23.5) | 17.24 (5.27) | t = 10.50, df = 426, p < 0.001 |
| Not employed | 776 (76.4) | 12.85 (5.85) | |
| Primary diagnosis | |||
| Affective disorder | 650 (64.0) | 14.61 (5.82) | F = 6.60, df = 3798, p < 0.001 |
| Personality disorder | 55 (5.4) | 12.54 (6.01) | |
| Psychotic disorder | 170 (16.7) | 12.45 (5.87) | |
| Other disorder | 30 (3.0) | 14.91 (23) | |
| Religious attendee | |||
| Yes | 368 (36.2) | 14.18 (6.20) | t = 0.89, df = 896, p = 0.376 |
| No | 644 (63.4) | 13.81 (5.90) | |
| Contact with MH services (years) | 11 (15.0)† | n/a | rho = −0.112, p = 0.001 |
| Involuntary patient | |||
| Yes | 353 (34.7) | 12.61 (6.08) | t = − 4.77, df = 899, p < 0.001 |
| No | 663 (65.3) | 14.61 (5.86) |
*Mean (s.d.).
†Median (IQR).