Effect of an education program on improving knowledge of schizophrenia among parents of junior and senior high school students in Japan

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 2,690)

Characteristic	n	%	Demographic characteristics of parents in Japan (%)*
Age (years)
30-39	221	8.2	31.2
40-49	1,904	70.8	37.6
50-59	548	20.4	14.0
60-69	17	0.6	5.5
Others	0	0	11.7
Gender
Male	1,381	51.3
Female	1,309	48.7
Education
Junior high school	25	0.9	9.7
High school	766	28.5	55.0
Vocational school	349	13.0	8.25
Junior college	385	14.3	8.25
University	1,063	39.5	17.15
Graduate school	96	3.6	1.1
Others	6	0.2	0.55
Family structure
2 parents	2,092	77.8	69.0
1 parent	89	3.3	7.0
3 generations	466	17.3	19.8
Others	43	1.6	4.2
Family income
(US dollars)
< 11,000	41	1.5	1.5
11,000-32,000	196	7.3	12.8
32,000-53,000	502	18.7	21.8
53,000-110,000	1,465	54.5	47.6
> 110,000	486	18.0	16.3
Proximity to person with schizophrenia
Yes	88	3.3
No	2,602	96.7
Occupation
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	11	0.4	2.6
Production labour service	631	23.5	18.8
Transportation and communication	141	5.2	14.1
Sales and marketing	349	13.0	32.6
Service industry	340	12.6	9.4
Professionals	482	17.9	21.1
Others	160	6.0	1.2
Unemployed	576	21.4	0.2
Participation in welfare activities for people with mental illness
Yes	222	8.3
No	2468	91.7

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