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Table 2 Socio-demographic variables in relation to anxiety symptoms (N = 264)

From: Depressive and anxiety symptoms, quality of sleep, and coping during the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic in general population in Kashmir

Variable

Anxiety symptoms

Total, n (%)

Fisher’s exact test/chi-square; p

Absent, n (%)

Present, n (%)

Age

 18–30 years

60 (41.4%)

85 (58.6%)

145 (100.0%)

Fisher = 4.65; p = 0.17

 31–45 years

58 (52.7%)

52 (47.3%)

110 (100.0%)

 46–60 years

3 (42.9%)

4 (57.1%)

7 (100.0%)

 > 60 years

0 (.0%)

2 (100.0%)

2 (100.0%)

 Total

121 (45.8%)

143 (54.2%)

264 (100.0%)

Gender

 Male

98 (51.3%)

93 (48.7%)

191 (100.0%)

χ2 = 8.34; p = 0.006*

 Female

23 (31.5%)

50 (68.5%)

73 (100.0%)

 Total

121 (45.8%)

143 (54.2%)

264 (100.0%)

Domicile

 Rural

80 (51.6%)

75 (48.4%)

155 (100.0%)

χ2 = 5.05; p = 0.03*

 Urban

41 (37.6%)

68 (62.4%)

109 (100.0%)

 Total

121 (45.8%)

143 (54.2%)

264 (100.0%)

Occupation

 Employed

71 (48.3%)

76 (51.7%)

147 (100.0%)

Fisher = 6.28; p = 0.23

 Student

38 (44.7%)

47 (55.3%)

85 (100.0%)

 Skilled worker

2 (40.0%)

3 (60.0%)

5 (100.0%)

 Laborer

1 (100.0%)

0 (.0%)

1 (100.0%)

 Businessman

7 (29.2%)

17 (70.8%)

24 (100.0%)

 Others

2 (100.0%)

0 (.0%)

2 (100.0%)

 Total

121 (45.8%)

143 (54.2%)

264 (100.0%)

Coping

 Adaptive

98 (54.4%)

82 (45.6%)

180 (100.0%)

χ2 = 16.90; p = 0.001*

 Maladaptive

23 (27.4%)

61 (72.6%)

84 (100.0%)

  1. *Statistically significant