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Table 2 Comparisons of knowledge scores on common mental health problems by sociodemographic variables of the respondents

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

Variable

Knowledge score

T-test/ANOVA

Mean

SD

p-value

Gender

 Male

3.6

1.5

 < .001

 Female

3.8

1.4

 

Age

 12–17

3.4

1.2

 

 18–44

3.6

1.3

 

 45–64

3.8

1.5

 < .001

 65–75

3.9

1.6

 

Education

 Primary or below

4.0

1.5

 < .001

 Secondary

3.8

1.5

 

 Tertiary or above

3.6

1.4

 

Marital status

 Married

3.7

1.5

1.74

 Not married

3.7

1.3

Employment status

 Working

3.7

1.4

.037

 Not working

3.8

1.4