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Table 2 Relationship between demographic characteristics and mental health, workplace social capital (individual and aggregation) of worker

From: Workplace social capital and mental health: a cross-sectional study among Iranian workers

Demographic Characteristic

Mental Health

P

Workplace social capital

Individual

P

Aggregated

P

Yes N(%)

No N(%)

High N(%)

Low N(%)

High N(%)

Low N(%)

Gender

Women

53(27.2)

24(20.9)

NS

58(24.6)

13(21.1)

NS

44(24.2)

14(14.5)

NS

Men

125(72.8)

63(79.1)

152(75.4)

38(78.9)

133(57.8)

63(58.5)

Marital Status

Single

37(17.1)

20(14.7)

NS

39(14.7)

21(28.9)

NS

17(11.3)

39(17.8)

NS

Married

131(82.9)

58(85.3)

178(85.3)

37(71.1)

65(88.7)

144(82.2)

Education

High school

51(29.1)

25(35.8)

NS

70(32.5)

11(21.1)

NS

60(36.8)

19(31.1)

0.01*

University

132(70.8)

62(62.2)

145(67.3)

47(78.9)

160(63.2)

31 [6]

Shift work

Yes

112(65.8)

54(69.7)

NS

128(70.3)

34(70.3)

NS

101(63.5)

47(75.8)

NS

No

63(34.1)

30(30.3)

81(29.7)

19(29.7)

58(36.4)

15(23.2)

Residential status

City

103(61.7)

40(50.7)

NS

26(47.4)

28(52.6)

NS

120(69.6)

34(44.1)

0.001*

Village

67(83.3)

42(49.3)

81(39.5)

123(60.5)

57(30.4)

41(55.9)

Economic Status

Poor

51(27.6)

38(4.5)

0.008*

22(43.6)

15(4.5)

NS

64(62.1)

28(27.1)

NS

Moderate

107(63.5)

37(86.4)

23(46.2)

175(86.4)

106(58.8)

37(50)

Good

21(8.8)

13(7.6)

10(10.3)

25(7.6)

16(6.1)

14(12.9)

Self- health rated

Poor

77(38.4)

39(58.9)

0*

83(41.9)

32(50)

0.001*

73(40.5)

27(34.6)

NS

Good

108(16.7)

38(41.2)

123(48.1)

32(50)

107(59.4)

51(65.3)

  1. *Significance level = p < 0.05, NS=No significance