Table 4 Significant DIF in R-PMHI items by gender, age and ethnicity group comparisons (Development sample, n = 530)
| Â | Â | Overall | Slope | Intercept | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Total X2 | df | P value | X2a | df | P value | X2c|a (slope) | df | P value | |
Younger (21-39y) vs. older (40-65y) | How often in the last 2 weeks have you felt...Calm | 14.8 | 5 | 0.011 | 6.1 | 1 | 0.014 | 8.7 | 4 | 0.070 |
Men vs Women | I make friends easily | 15.7 | 6 | 0.016 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.374 | 14.9 | 5 | 0.011 |
Indian vs. Chinese | I make friends easily | 13.1 | 6 | 0.042 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.011 | 6.6 | 5 | 0.251 |