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Table 1 Background characteristics of the participants (N = 1827)

From: What protects us against the COVID-19 threat? Cultural tightness matters

 

Without depressive

symptoms (N = 1244)

With depressive

symptoms (N = 583)

p value

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

  

0.260

 Male (N = 853)

592 (47.6%)

261 (44.8%)

 

 Female (N = 974)

652 (52.4%)

322 (55.2%)

 

School type

  

0.012

 High school (N = 827)

588 (16.91%)

239 (41%)

 

 College (N = 1000)

656 (83.09%)

344 (59%)

 

Province

  

0.002

 Anhui (N = 307)

204 (16.4%)

103 (17.7%)

 

 Jiangsu (N = 412)

289 (23.2%)

123 (21.1%)

 

 Liaoning (N = 421)

300 (24.1%)

121 (20.8%)

 

 Inner Mongolia (N = 381)

271 (21.8%)

110 (18.9%)

 

 Others (N = 306)

180 (14.5%)

126 (21.6%)

 

Location

  

0.481

 City (N = 900)

624 (50.2%)

276 (47.3%)

 

 Town (N = 556)

375 (30.1%)

181 (31%)

 

 Village (N = 371)

245 (19.7%)

126 (21.6%)

 

Mean Age (SD)

18.159 (1.944)

17.695 (1.962)

0.035

Without anxiety

symptoms (N = 1421)

With anxiety

symptoms (N = 406)

p value

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

  

0.539

 Male (N = 853)

658 (46.3%)

195 (48%)

 

 Female (N = 974)

763 (53.7%)

211 (52%)

 

School type

  

0.074

 High school (N = 827)

659 (46.4%)

168 (41.4%)

 

 College (N = 1000)

762 (53.6%)

238 (58.6%)

 

Province

  

0.055

 Anhui (N = 307)

228 (16%)

79 (19.5%)

 

 Jiangsu (N = 412)

326 (22.9%)

86 (21.2%)

 

 Liaoning (N = 421)

331 (23.3%)

90 (22.2%)

 

 Inner Mongolia (N = 381)

311 (21.9%)

70 (17.2%)

 

 Others (N = 306)

225 (15.8%)

81 (20%)

 

Location

  

0.180

 City (N = 900)

714 (50.2%)

186 (45.8%)

 

 Town (N = 556)

418 (29.4%)

138 (34.0%)

 

 Village (N = 371)

289 (20.3%)

82 (20.2%)

 

Mean Age (SD)

18.12 (2.21)

18.30 (2.29)

0.164

  1. Note. p value: Chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test