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Table 1 Chi square and analysis of variance comparison of group characteristics (N = 535)

From: Attitudes towards people with mental illness among psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, involved family members and the general population in a large city in Guangzhou, China

Demography variables

Psychiatrists (N = 87, 16.3%)

Nurses (N = 162, 30.3%)

Family members (N = 137, 25.6%)

General public (N = 149, 27.9%)

Total (N = 535,100%)

Statistics

P-value

Age

34.2 ± 8.6

29.6 ± 6.5

43.2 ± 14.1

29.2 ± 9.2

33.8 ± 11.6

F = 59.0

<0.001

Gender

     

χ2 = 28.8

<0.001

Male

48(55.2%)

47(29%)

67(49.3%)

84(56.4%)

246(46%)

  

Female

39(44.8%)

115(71%)

69(50.7%)

65(43.6%)

288(53.8%)

  

Missing N

    

1(0.2%)

  

Marital status

     

χ2 = 51.0

<0.001

Single

26(30.2%)

74(46%)

37(27.6%)

93(66.9%)

230(43%)

  

Married

60(69.8%)

87(54%)

97(72.4%)

46(33.1%)

290(54.2%)

  

Missing N

    

15(2.8%)

  

Education years

17.9 ± 2.5

15.9 ± 2.7

11.7 ± 3.2

15.4 ± 3.0

15.1 ± 3.6

F = 89.3

<0.001

Birthplace

     

χ2 = 51.0

<0.001

Urban area

39(44.8%)

63(39.4%)

69(50.7%)

38(25.5%)

209(39.1%)

  

Semi-urban area

17(19.5%)

21(13.1%)

29(21.3%)

29(19.5%)

96(17.9%)

  

Rural area

31(35.6%)

76(47.5%)

38(27.9%)

82(55%)

227(42.4%)

  

Missing N

    

3(0.6%)

  

Place of residence

     

χ2 = 51.0

<0.001

Urban area

79(92.9%)

131(81.9%)

80(59.3%)

100(67.1%)

390(72.9%)

  

Semi-urban area

2(2.4%)

16(10%)

38(28.1%)

28(18.8%)

84(15.7%)

  

Rural area

4(4.7%

13(8.1%

17(12.6%

21(14.1%

55(10.3%

  

Missing N

    

6(1.1%)