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Table 1 Participant demographics of South African sample population (N = 2591)

From: Construct validity and factor structure of the Kessler-10 in South Africa

 

Count

%

Sex (%)

  

Female

1337

51.6

Male

1254

48.4

Age (median, IQR)

33.0

26–43

Age categories (%)

  

18–29

955

36.9

30–44

1056

40.8

45–59

493

19.0

≥ 60

87

3.4

Marital status (%)

  

Single

1436

55.4

Married or cohabitating

880

34.0

Widowed

64

2.5

Divorced or separated

204

7.9

Level of education (%)

  

No formal

8

0.3

Primary

218

8.4

Secondary

1877

72.4

University

486

18.8

Living arrangements (%)

  

Lives alone

610

23.5

Lives with parental family

630

24.3

Lives with spouse or partner

875

33.8

Lives with friends or other relatives

453

17.5

  1. Counts may not add up to total due to missing information for some categories from some participants
  2. IQR interquartile range