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Table 1 Basic sociodemographic characteristic of the respondents

From: Knowledge of mental health symptoms and help seeking attitude in a population-based sample in Hong Kong

Sociodemographic variables

Overall (N = 4033)

Mean

SD

Age

46.1

17.3

 12–17 (%)

3.7

 18–44 (%)

38.5

 45–64 (%)

40.4

 65–75 (%)

17.4

Female (%)

58

Education attainment

 Primary level or below

10.3

 Secondary level

41.9

 Tertiary level

47.9

Marital status

 Single (%)

31.5

 Married (%)

59.3

 Divorced (%)

4.9

 Widowed (%)

4.3

 Employment status

 Working (%)

55.3

 Not working (%)

27

 Retired (%)

17.7

K6 score (Range 0–28)

5.6

4.0

≥ 13 (%)

5.9

SWEMWBS score (Range 0–35)

18.8

4.4

Personal experience of mental health problems (%)

10.4

Knowing someone with mental health problems (%)

56.9

  1. K6 Kessler psychological distress scale (K6), SWEMWBS Short Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale