Table 3.
Frequency distribution with group comparisons for sociodemographic variables.
| Nature/Silence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | |
| All participants | 5,144 | 51.30 | 24.60 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 3,338 | 52.14 | 25.00 |
| Male | 1,761 | 49.86 | 23.69 |
| Diverse | 33 | 46.02 | 29.18 |
| F value | 5.72 | ||
| p value | 0.003 | ||
| Eta2 | 0.00 | ||
| Cohen's d (f vs. m) | 0.09 | ||
| Age categories | |||
| < 21 years | 188 | 41.62 | 23.24 |
| 21–30 years | 745 | 45.96 | 25.81 |
| 31–40 years | 986 | 45.73 | 23.60 |
| 41–50 years | 1,154 | 51.75 | 23.90 |
| 51–60 years | 1,358 | 55.61 | 23.88 |
| 61–70 years | 489 | 58.14 | 22.93 |
| > 70 years | 138 | 62.68 | 22.30 |
| F value | 39.34 | ||
| p-value | <0.0001 | ||
| Eta2 | 0.045 | ||
| Cohen's d (< 21 y vs. < 70 y) | 0.92 | ||
| Wellbeing (WHO-5) | |||
| Low (<13) | 2,503 | 45.40 | 24.57 |
| Moderate (13–18) | 1,504 | 55.07 | 22.70 |
| High (> 18) | 1,137 | 59.30 | 23.84 |
| F value | 158.95 | ||
| p-value | <0.0001 | ||
| Eta2 | 0.058 | ||
| Cohen's d (low vs. high) | 0.57 | ||
| Loneliness (NRS) | |||
| Low (0) | 1,253 | 55.48 | 24.62 |
| Moderate (10–50) | 1,950 | 55.51 | 22.27 |
| High (> 50) | 1,475 | 44.60 | 25.76 |
| F value | 103.73 | ||
| p-value | <0.0001 | ||
| Eta2 | 0.042 | ||
| Cohen's d (low vs. high) | 0.43 | ||
Effect size eta2 < 0.06 small, 0.06 to 0.14 moderate, > 0.14 strong effects.
Effect size Cohen's d < 0.20 small, 0.20 to 0.50 moderate, >0.50 strong effects.