Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of respondents across latent classes
| Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severely distressed | Distressed | Wellness | ||
| (n = 211) | (n = 329) | (n = 284) | χ2 | |
| Education (%) | 24.16*** | |||
| No formal education | 15.64 | 6.69 | 9.86 | |
| Up to 5th grade | 35.07 | 52.89 | 52.11 | |
| Higher than 5th grade | 49.29 | 40.43 | 38.03 | |
| Age (%) | 8.96* | |||
| 18–21 years | 38.86 | 27.05 | 33.80 | |
| 22–25 years | 30.81 | 34.35 | 31.34 | |
| 26–29 years | 30.33 | 38.60 | 34.86 | |
| Socioeconomic quintiles (%) | 17.40** | |||
| Poorest | 40.28 | 29.48 | 27.11 | |
| Poorer | 18.96 | 19.45 | 26.06 | |
| Middle | 10.90 | 19.45 | 16.55 | |
| Richer | 11.85 | 12,16 | 11.27 | |
| Richest | 18.01 | 19.45 | 18.93 | |
| GHQ-12 Score (mean) | 14.16*** | 10.48*** | 4.10*** | |
* p < 0.1; ** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01