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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by age and gender

From: Residence-related factors and psychological distress among evacuees after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident: a cross-sectional study

Variable

 

All participants

<65

≥65 

Men

Women

Age

Mean (SD)

66.2 (15.1)

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

66.0 (14.0)

66.3 (15.8)

<65

199 (37.9)

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

75 (37.5)

124 (38.2)

≥65 

326 (62.1)

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

125 (62.5)

201 (61.8)

Gender

Men

200 (38.1)

75 (37.7)

125 (38.3)

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Women

325 (61.9)

124 (62.3)

201 (61.7)

‐‐‐

‐‐‐

Employment statusa

Unemployed

306 (59.8)

107 (54.9)

199 (62.8)***

78 (40.0)

228 (71.9)***

Retired

111 (21.7)

15 (7.7)

96 (30.3)

69 (35.4)

42 (13.2)

Employed

95 (18.6)

73 (37.4)

22 (6.9)

48 (24.6)

47 (14.8)

Financial circumstances

Bad

84 (16.5)

39 (20.2)

45 (14.2)

39 (20.2)

45 (14.2)

Good

425 (83.5)

154 (79.8)

271 (85.8)

154 (79.8)

271 (85.8)

Family size (mean (SD))

Before disaster

3.7 (2.2)

3.7 (2.2)

3.6 (2.2)

3.5 (2.2)

3.8 (2.2)

After disaster

2.1 (1.2)

2.5 (1.4)

1.9 (0.9)***

2.0 (1.1)

2.1 (1.2)

Family membersb

Lliving alone

150 (29.0)

43 (21.7)

107 (33.4)***

59 (29.9)

91 (28.3)

Spouses

197 (38.0)

56 (28.3)

141 (44.1)

82 (41.6)

115 (35.8)

Other

171 (33.0)

99 (50.0)

72 (22.5)

56 (28.4)

115 (35.8)

Housing damage

No

174 (34.6)

76 (39.2)

98 (31.7)

61 (31.6)

113 (36.5)

Yes

329 (65.4)

118 (60.8)

211 (68.3)

132 (68.4)

197 (63.5)

Loss of close relatives

None

308 (61.2)

122 (62.9)

186 (60.2)

118 (61.1)

190 (61.3)

≥1

195 (38.8)

72 (37.1)

123 (39.8)

75 (38.9)

120 (38.7)

Psychiatric disorder

No

393 (93.6)

145 (91.2)

248 (95.0)

153 (95.0)

240 (92.7)

Yes

27 (6.4)

14 (8.8)

13 (5.0)

8 (5.0)

19 (7.3)

Frequent relocation

Mean(SD)

4.6 (1.7)

4.6 (1.6)

4.7 (1.7)

4.6 (1.6)

4.7 (1.7)

<4

119 (23.9)

50 (26.0)

69 (22.6)

48 (25.1)

71 (23.2)

≥4

378 (76.1)

142 (74.0)

236 (77.4)

143 (74.9)

235 (76.8)

Dissatisfaction with the residence

No

268 (53.7)

108 (56.0)

160 (52.3)

103 (53.6)

165 (53.7)

Yes

231 (46.3)

85 (44.0)

146 (47.7)

89 (46.4)

142 (46.3)

Plan to move to permanent housing

No

334 (72.1)

119 (67.6)

215 (74.9)

130 (72.6)

204 (71.8)

Yes

129 (27.9)

57 (32.4)

72 (25.1)

49 (27.4)

80 (28.2)

K6

Mean(SD)

3.6 (4.5)

3.3 (4.3)

3.7 (4.7)

3.0 (4.0)

3.9 (4.8)*

<5

316 (66.2)

122 (67.8)

194 (65.3)

122 (68.2)

194 (65.1)

≥5

161 (33.8)

58 (32.2)

103 (34.7)

57 (31.8)

104 (34.9)

  1. Cells show frequencies, with percentages in parentheses. Chi-square tests, Student’s t-test, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were used for analyses. *p < 0.05 ***p < 0.001
  2. Results of statistical analysis using residual analysis
  3. aIn those aged below 65 years, those who were retired accounted for less than the expected value, while those who were employed comprised more than the expected value. On the other hand, among those aged 65 or older, those who were retired formed more than the expected value, while those who were employed formed less than the expected value. In the case of men, those who were unemployed comprised less than the expected value, and those who were retired or employed formed larger than the expected values. On the other hand, in the case of women, those who were unemployed formed larger than the expected value, and those who were retired or employed formed less than the expected value
  4. bIn those below 65 years, those who were living alone or spouses formed less than the expected values, while those who chose “other” comprised larger than the expected value. On the other hand, among those aged 65 or older, those who were living alone or spouses formed larger than the expected values; those who chose “other” formed less than the expected value
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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