Table 1 Participants characteristics, N = 332
Variable | Attribute | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Males | 176 (53.0) |
Females | 156 (47.0) | |
Age | Mean (SD)a | 40.1 (12.5) |
Marital status | Divorced | 27 (8.1) |
Widowed | 43 (13.0) | |
Single | 113 (34.0) | |
Married | 192 (57.8) | |
The highest level of education | Primary education | 58 (17.5) |
Secondary education | 217 (65.4) | |
Tertiary education | 57 (17.2) | |
Employment status | Unemployed | 135 (40.7) |
Retired | 15 (4.5) | |
Self-employed | 105 (31.6) | |
Formally employed | 77 (23.2) | |
Place of residence | High-density suburb | 154 (46.4) |
Medium density suburb | 94 (28.3) | |
Low-density suburb | 84 (25.3) | |
Perceived level of income | Very inadequate | 71 (21.4) |
Inadequate | 100 (30.1) | |
Neutral | 107 (32.2) | |
Adequate | 47 (14.2) | |
Very adequate | 7 (2.1) | |
House ownership | Owner | 114 (34.3) |
Rent | 149 (44.9) | |
Company | 21 (6.3) | |
Family house | 48 (14.5) | |
Persons staying with | Alone | 26 (7.8) |
Friends | 5 (1.5) | |
Family | 250 (75.3) | |
Relatives | 51 (15.4) | |
MSPSS scores | Friends subscale: mean (SD)a | 2.8 (SD 1.2) |
Significant other subscale: Mean (SD)a | 3.5 (SD 1.1) | |
Family subscale: mean (SD)a | 3.7 (SD 1.0) | |
Summative scores: Mean (SD)a | 39.7 (SD 10.6) | |
EQ-5D scores | Utility scores: mean (SD)a | 0.672 (SD 0.238) |
VAS scores: mean (SD)a | 51 (SD 18.1) |