Skip to main content

Table 3 Demographic characteristics and correct answer scores for basic knowledge of schizophrenia and discrimination between other disorders

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

 

Basic knowledge of

schizophrenia

Discrimination

between disorders

 

Mean ± SD

P**

Mean ± SD

P**

Age (years)

 

0.019

 

0.050

30-39

0.51 ± 2.03

 

1.48 ± 4.36

 

40-49

0.36 ± 1.95

 

0.71 ± 4.32

 

50-59

0.66 ± 1.96

 

1.13 ± 4.45

 

60-69

0.81 ± 2.20

 

0.81 ± 5.23

 

Gender

 

0.001

 

0.156

Male

0.57 ± 1.95

 

0.97 ± 4.28

 

Female

0.28 ± 1.97

 

0.72 ± 4.45

 

Education

 

0.021

 

0.001

Junior high school

1.81 ± 1.40

 

2.33 ± 2.89

 

High school

0.45 ± 1.94

 

1.34 ± 4.26

 

Vocational school

0.41 ± 1.95

 

1.14 ± 4.45

 

Junior college

0.23 ± 1.98

 

0.52 ± 4.44

 

University

0.48 ± 1.98

 

0.64 ± 4.37

 

Graduate school

0.49 ± 2.03

 

-0.26 ± 4.26

 

Others

1.00 ± 1.00

 

0.00 ± 4.18

 

Family structure

 

0.603

 

0.019

2 parents

0.44 ± 1.95

 

0.82 ± 4.35

 

1 parent

0.16 ± 1.87

 

0.40 ± 5.04

 

3 generations

0.50 ± 2.00

 

1.26 ± 4.32

 

Others

0.40 ± 2.25

 

-0.69 ± 3.48

 

Family income (US dollars)

 

0.154

 

0.003

< 11,000

1.00 ± 2.01

 

0.46 ± 4.88

 

11,000-32,000

0.67 ± 1.79

 

1.72 ± 4.80

 

32,000-53,000

0.48 ± 2.01

 

1.28 ± 4.28

 

53,000-110,000

0.39 ± 1.98

 

0.75 ± 4.23

 

> 110,000

0.41 ± 1.93

 

0.45 ± 4.51

 

Proximity to person with schizophrenia

 

0.056

 

0.004

Yes

0.04 ± 2.03

 

-0.48 ± 5.01

 

No

0.45 ± 1.96

 

0.91 ± 4.33

 

Occupation

 

0.167

 

0.001

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

1.00 ± 1.63

 

3.30 ± 3.77

 

Production labour service

0.6 ± 1.96

 

0.96 ± 4.20

 

Transportation and communication

0.66 ± 2.14

 

1.16 ± 4.22

 

Sales and marketing

0.48 ± 2.02

 

0.94 ± 4.44

 

Service industry

0.41 ± 1.92

 

1.34 ± 4.57

 

Professionals

0.28 ± 1.92

 

0.07 ± 4.41

 

Others

0.56 ± 1.88

 

1.23 ± 3.75

 

Unemployed

0.27 ± 1.97

 

0.84 ± 4.42

 

Participation in welfare activities for people with mental illness

 

0.001

 

0.193

Yes

-0.14 ± 2.02

 

0.48 ± 4.60

 

No

0.49 ± 1.95

 

0.89 ± 4.33

 
  1. * Correct answer scores were calculated by dividing the sum of the differences between the answers (correct = 1 and incorrect = 0) on the "after" questionnaire with those on the "before" questionnaire for all respondents by the number of items.
  2. ** Student's or Welch's t-test, One-way analysis of variance.