Psychological challenges and related factors of ordinary residents after “7.20” heavy rainstorm disaster in Zhengzhou: a cross-sectional survey and study

Table 3 Characteristics of participants (n = 469)

Variable	Values	Frequency	Percent (%)	df	p value (/t)
Gender	Male	219	46.63	1	0.35 (χ² = 0.87)
Gender	Female	250	53.37	1	0.35 (χ² = 0.87)
< Age (years)	< 17	40	8.53	3	< 0.01 (χ² = 29.09)
	18–40	206	43.92
	41–65	176	37.57
	≥ 66	47	10.21
Marital status	Married	242	51.6	1	0.39 (χ² = 0.92)
Marital status	Single/divorced/widowed	227	48.4	1	0.39 (χ² = 0.92)
Educational attainment	≤ Junior middle school	104	22.17	2	0.05 (χ² = 4.34)
	Senior middle school	164	34.97
	≥ University (Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate)	201	42.86
Employment status	Unemployed/retired	34	7.25	3	< 0.01 (χ² = 30.37)
	Agricultural workers/Farmers	94	20.04
	Student	187	39.87
	Enterprise staff	154	32.84

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