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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the participants’ demographic at baseline

From: Feasibility of peer support services among people with severe mental illness in China

Demographic variables

Peer service provider (n = 13)

Consumer (n = 54)

N (%)

Mean (SD)

N (%)

Mean (SD)

Age

 

38.92 (9.61)

 

46.59 (8.27)

Gender

 Female

5 (38.5%)

 

31 (57.4%)

 

 Male

8 (61.5%)

 

23 (42.6%)

 

Education

 ≤ Middle school

2 (15.4%)

 

13 (24.1%)

 

 High school

8 (61.5%)

 

25 (46.3%)

 

 Some college

1 (7.7%)

 

8 (14.8%)

 

 College or above

2 (15.4%)

 

8 (14.8%)

 

Current marital status

 Never married

8 (61.5%)

 

28 (51.9%)

 

 Currently married

4 (30.8%)

 

14 (25.9%)

 

 Divorced or separated

1 (7.7%)

 

12 (22.2%)

 

Lives alone

0 (0%)

 

10 (18.5%)

 

Current employment

 Yes

4 (30.8%)

 

5 (9.3%)

 

 No

9 (69.2%)

 

49 (90.7%)

 

Diagnosis

 Schizophrenia

8 (61.5%)

 

48 (88.9%)

 

 Bipolar disorder

5 (38.5%)

 

6 (11.1%)

 

First onset age

 

20.92 (5.35)

 

25.15 (8.68)