Table 1.
Demographics and general characteristics of the respondents.
| Variables | International Group (n = 171) n (%) |
Mainland Group (n = 249) n (%) |
Total (n = 420) n (%) |
t/χ2 (Pearson) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 57 (33.33) | 76 (30.52) | 133 (31.67) | 0.370 | 0.543 |
| Female | 114 (66.67) | 173 (69.48) | 287 (68.33) | ||
| Age | |||||
| Mean ± S.D. | 24.08 ± 4.14 | 22.12 ± 2.28 | 22.90 ± 3.30 | 5.427 a | <0.001 |
| Education Level | |||||
| Undergraduate | 98 (57.31) | 177 (71.08) | 275 (65.48) | 8.509 | 0.004 |
| Graduate | 73 (42.69) | 72 (28.92) | 145 (34.52) | ||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Single | 159 (92.98) | 242 (97.19) | 401 (95.48) | 4.153 | 0.042 |
| Married | 12 (7.02) | 7 (2.81) | 19 (4.52) | ||
| Family Size | |||||
| 1 member | 9 (5.26) | 1 (0.40) | 10 (2.38) | 32.126 | <0.001 |
| 2 members | 24 (14.04) | 8 (3.21) | 32 (7.62) | ||
| 3–5 members | 134 (78.36) | 221 (88.76) | 355 (84.52) | ||
| 6 members or more | 4 (2.34) | 19 (7.63) | 23 (5.48) | ||
| Medical insurance | |||||
| No | 28 (16.37) | 16 (6.43) | 44 (10.48) | 10.699 | 0.001 |
| Yes | 143 (83.63) | 233 (93.57) | 376 (89.52) | ||
| Chronic illness | |||||
| No | 159 (92.98) | 232 (93.17) | 391 (93.10) | 0.006 | 0.940 |
| Yes | 12 (7.02) | 17 (6.83) | 29 (6.90) | ||
| Traveled abroad | |||||
| No | 166 (97.08) | 244 (97.99) | 410 (97.62) | 0.366 | 0.545 |
| Yes | 5 (2.92) | 5 (2.01) | 10 (2.38) | ||
| Self-quarantined | |||||
| No | 29 (16.96) | 119 (47.79) | 148 (35.24) | 42.230 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 142 (83.04) | 130 (52.21) | 272 (64.76) | ||
| Self-assessed physical condition | |||||
| Good or above | 153 (89.47) | 227 (91.16) | 380 (90.48) | 1.206 | 0.752 |
| Fair or below | 18 (10.53) | 22 (8.84) | 40 (9.52) | ||
Note: International Group refers to Chinese college students studying in South Korea and Mainland Group refers to Chinese college students studying in Mainland China. a: t-test.