Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics by psychological distress.
| Psychological Distress |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | % | M (SD) | F(df) | P |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 200 | 57.3 | 13.94 (4.10) | −1.84 (347) | .065 |
| Women | 149 | 42.7 | 14.85 (5.12) | ||
| Living Situation | |||||
| Partner/Spouse | 139 | 39.8 | 14.09 (4.49) | ||
| Alone | 106 | 30.4 | 14.95 (4.54) | 1.43 (348) | .242 |
| Family/Others | 104 | 29.8 | 14.01 (4.71) | ||
| Children | |||||
| Yes | 323 | 92.6 | 14.31 (4.61) | .18 (346) | .858 |
| No | 26 | 7.4 | 14.48 (4.25) | ||
| Grandchildren | |||||
| Yes | 273 | 78.2 | 14.46 (4.61) | −1.08 (344) | .281 |
| No | 76 | 21.8 | 13.81 (4.51) | ||
| Place of Residence | |||||
| Urban | 186 | 53.3 | 13.95 (4.57) | ||
| Semi-urban | 97 | 27.8 | 14.80 (4.52) | 1.69 (346) | .186 |
| Rural | 66 | 18.9 | 14.91 (4.58) | ||
| Civil Status | |||||
| Married/Civil partnership | 200 | 57.3 | 13.98 (4.48) | ||
| Widower | 89 | 25.5 | 16.19 (4.46) | 11.98 (347) | <.001* |
| Divorced/Single | 60 | 17.2 | 12.80 (4.28) | ||
| Education Level | |||||
| Less than High School diploma | 91 | 26.1 | 13.73 (4.15) | ||
| High School diploma | 124 | 35.5 | 15.30 (4.54) | 5.94 (347) | <.001* |
| Undergraduate degree | 89 | 25.5 | 14.66 (4.70) | ||
| Graduate/Post-graduate degree | 45 | 12.9 | 12.22 (4.60) | ||
| Professional Situation | |||||
| Retired | 169 | 48.4 | 14.48 (4.38) | ||
| Employed | 150 | 43 | 14.11 (4.52) | .29 (347) | .747 |
| Unemployed/Other | 30 | 8.6 | 14.58 (6.16) | ||
| Income (household's gross annual income) | |||||
| Up to national minimum wage | 96 | 27.6 | 14.96 (4.81) | ||
| Up to two national minimum wage | 170 | 48.7 | 14.73 (4.43) | 6.04 (341) | .003* |
| Greater than two national minimum wages | 83 | 23.7 | 12.83 (4.28) | ||
Note: All analyzes were performed using ANOVAs, and Bonferroni correction was used when the results were significant; * Highlights significant statistical differences.