Table 1 Characteristics of people with and without mental health problems (MHP)
People with MHP (n = 257) n (%) | People w/o MHP (n = 146) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
Mean (s.d.) | 38.1 (13.4) | 36.9 (14.1) |
Gender | ||
Female | 165 (64.5) | 93 (64.1) |
Ethnicity | ||
Asian | 19 (7.4) | 9 (6.4) |
Black | 10 (3.9) | 9 (6.4) |
Mixed | 12 (4.7) | 5 (3.6) |
White | 213 (83.2) | 118 (83.7) |
Other | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
Social Contact | ||
Self | 257 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Partner | 8 (5.1) | 5 (5.2) |
Family | 4 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Friend | 21 (13.4) | 13 (13.5) |
Work Colleague | 10 (6.4) | 10 (10.4) |
Acquaintance | 55 (35.0) | 26 (27.1) |
Other | 35 (22.3) | 26 (27.1) |
None | 24 (15.3) | 16 (16.7) |
Total RIBS Score | ||
Mean (s.d.) | 17.3 (4.4) | 16.6 (4.4) |
Disclosure to family/friend | ||
Very comfortable | 105 (47.3) | 53 (43.8) |
Moderately comfortable | 52 (23.4) | 30 (24.8) |
Fairly comfortable | 23 (10.4) | 21 (17.4) |
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable | 5 (2.3) | 6 (5.0) |
Moderately uncomfortable | 19 (8.6) | 6 (5.0) |
Very uncomfortable | 18 (8.1) | 5 (4.1) |
Met someone from opposite group (with or without MHP) | 102 (58.0) | 65 (47.5) |