Table 3.
Examination of the relationship between GHQ classification according to the sociodemographic characteristics of individuals
| Variable (N = 405) | Low <2 (n = 257) | Medium 2–3 (n = 211) | High >3 (n = 270) | Total (N = 738) | Statistical analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 132 | 51.4 | 139 | 65.9 | 189 | 70.0 | 460 | 62.3 | χ 2 = 21.063 |
| Female | 125 | 48.6 | 72 | 34.1 | 81 | 30.0 | 278 | 37.7 | p = 0.000 |
| Age | |||||||||
| 18–201 | 28 | 10.9 | 42 | 19.9 | 42 | 15.6 | 112 | 15.2 |
χ 2 = 20.557 p = 0.002 |
| 21–302 | 83 | 32.3 | 79 | 37.4 | 119 | 44.1 | 281 | 38.1 | |
| 31–403 | 82 | 31.9 | 54 | 25.6 | 67 | 24.8 | 203 | 27.5 | |
| 40 over4 | 64 | 24.9 | 36 | 17.1 | 42 | 15.6 | 142 | 19.2 | |
| Education level | |||||||||
| Primary/secondary | 12 | 4.7 | 5 | 2.4 | 7 | 2.6 | 24 | 3.3 |
χ 2 = 10.328 p = 0.335 |
| High school | 46 | 17.9 | 23 | 10.9 | 54 | 20.0 | 123 | 16.7 | |
| Degree/over | 199 | 77.4 | 183 | 86.7 | 209 | 77.4 | 591 | 80.1 | |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married | 113 | 44.0 | 132 | 62.6 | 170 | 63.0 | 415 | 56.2 |
χ 2 = 24.1006 p = 0.000 |
| Single | 114 | 56.0 | 79 | 37.4 | 100 | 37.0 | 323 | 43.8 | |
| Child presence | |||||||||
| Yes | 131 | 51.0 | 63 | 29.9 | 88 | 32.6 | 282 | 38.2 |
χ 2 = 27.573 p = 0.000 |
| No | 126 | 49.0 | 148 | 70.1 | 182 | 67.4 | 456 | 61.8 | |
| Economic level | |||||||||
| Bad | 7 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.4 | 10 | 3.7 | 22 | 3.0 |
χ 2 = 4.771 p = 0.312 |
| Middle | 171 | 66.5 | 155 | 73.5 | 196 | 72.6 | 522 | 70.7 | |
| Good | 79 | 30.7 | 51 | 24.2 | 64 | 23.7 | 194 | 26.3 | |
| Psychiatric diagnosis | |||||||||
| Yes | 7 | 2.7 | 12 | 5.7 | 22 | 8.1 | 41 | 5.6 |
χ2 = 7.394 p = 0.025 |
| No | 250 | 97.3 | 199 | 94.3 | 248 | 91.9 | 697 | 94.4 | |
| Contact/diagnosis with COVID‐19 | |||||||||
| Yes | 15 | 5.8 | 19 | 9.0 | 22 | 8.1 | 56 | 7.6 |
χ 2 = 1.849 p = 0.398 |
| No | 242 | 94.2 | 192 | 91.0 | 248 | 91.8 | 682 | 92.4 | |