Table 2.
Overview of sample characteristics and prevalence of psychotic experiences, traumatic events and mental disorders within the study population (total N = 4715)
| Variable | Total number | Prevalence (%)a | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: women | 3002 | 51.8 | 49.7–53.8 |
| Educational attainment | |||
| Primary or less education | 2888 | 48.2 | 46.1–50.2 |
| Junior high school | 473 | 12.9 | 11.4–14.5 |
| Senior high school | 767 | 22.2 | 20.3–24.1 |
| Tertiary education | 587 | 16.8 | 15.2–18.6 |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 1562 | 37.2 | 35.2–39.3 |
| Self-employed | 1908 | 38.4 | 36.4–40.4 |
| Unemployed | 1245 | 24.4 | 22.7–26.2 |
| Any psychotic experience during lifetime | |||
| Visual hallucinations | 132 | 3.0 | 2.4–3,9 |
| Auditory hallucinations | 151 | 3.1 | 2.5–3.9 |
| Delusional experiences | 46 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.5 |
| Traumatic events during lifetimeb | |||
| One traumatic event | 1394 | 29.3 | 27.5–31.2 |
| Unintentional traumatic eventc | 1502 | 31.9 | 30.0–33.9 |
| Interpersonal traumatic eventc | 249 | 5.8 | 4.8–7.0 |
| Unintentional and interpersonal traumatic eventc | 508 | 10.9 | 9.7–12.2 |
| Mental disorders | |||
| Diagnosis of PTSD (at any time during lifetime) | 48 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.3 |
| Past-year depressive disorder | 42 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.0 |
| Past-year anxiety disorder | 73 | 1.3 | 1.0–1.8 |
Survey weights applied to account for the population distribution.
Numbers do not add up as 21.8% of the participants have experienced more than one traumatic event.
N = 4506.