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Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the study

From: Validation of the 10-item Chinese perceived stress scale in elderly service workers: one-factor versus two-factor structure

 

Whole sample

Split sample 1

Split sample 2

  

Variable

(n = 992)

(n = 491)

(n = 501)

  
 

%

%

%

χ 2

p

Gender

     

  Male

16.5

15.5

17.5

0.72

0.40

  Female

83.5

84.5

82.5

Marital status

     

  Single

22.6

20.6

24.4

2.33

0.31

  Married

68.5

69.7

67.3

  Divorced

9.0

9.7

8.3

Educational level

     

  Primary

14.2

15.4

13.1

6.85

0.08

  Junior secondary

38.5

41.5

35.7

  Senior secondary

28.6

25.3

31.8

  Tertiary

18.7

17.9

19.5

Perceived workload

     

  Low

0.9

1.4

0.4

6.88

0.14

  Normal

47.8

46.2

49.8

  High

40.8

43.2

38.5

  Very high

10.5

9.1

11.7

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

t

p

Age – years

43.2 (10.2)

43.6 (10.2)

42.9 (10.3)

0.95

0.35

Job tenure - years

7.9 (6.7)

7.8 (6.9)

7.9 (6.5)

0.25

0.81