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Table 1 Distribution of demographic characteristics, mental health and social capital

From: How equal is the relationship between individual social capital and psychological distress? A gendered analysis using cross-sectional data from Ghent (Belgium)

 

Total

Men

Women

T/X2

Gender, No. (%)

    

Women

530 (51.7)

   

Men

494 (48.2)

   

Age, M (sd) (N = 1021)

47 (18.3)

46.14 (17.91)

47.99 (18.72)

t = -1.62

Having a partner, No. (%)

   

X2 = 3.74

Yes

779 (76)

389 (78.7)

390 (72.4)

 

No

246 (24)

105 (21.3)

140 (26.4)

 

Having financial difficulties, No. (%)

   

t = -33.80***

Very hard to get by

18 (18)

11 (2.2)

7 (1.3)

 

Hard to get by

112 (11.1)

35 (7.2)

77 (14.8)

 

Hard nor easy to get by

289 (28.6)

123 (25.2)

166 (31.9)

 

Easy to get by

419 (41.4)

211 (43.1)

207 (39.7)

 

Very easy to get by

173 (17.1)

108 (22.3)

64 (12.3)

 

Monthly income per capita, M (sd) (N = 930)

1568.08 (748,37)

1635.18 (760.65)

1506.24 (732.75)

t = -2.63**

Resilience, M (sd) (N = 1022)

7.85 (1.58)

7.97 (1.55)

7.75 (1.61)

t = 2.19**

Generalized trust, M (sd) (N = 1024)

9.86 (2.34)

9.90 (2.40)

9.82 (2.29)

t = 0.50

Social support, M (sd) (N = 1025)

32.23 (13.2)

33.94 (13.30)

30.64 (12.94)

t = 4.03***

Social influence, M (sd) (N = 1025)

9.99 (5.56)

10.34 (5.61)

9.66 (5.51)

t = 1.99**

Social engagement, M (sd) (N = 1024)

20.07 (6.42)

20 (6.52)

20.11 (6.33)

t = -0.236

Volume of social capital, M (sd) (N = 1017)

9.32 (4.63)

10 (4.78)

8.69 (4.41)

t = 4.50***

Mean occupational prestige in network, M (sd) (N = 1006)

47.74 (9.54)

47.54 (9.67)

47.94 (9.44)

t = -0.68

Psychological distress, M (sd) (N = 1021)

74.16 (15.24)

76.30 (14.47)

72.13 (15.67)

t = 4.40***

  1. *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001.