Table 1 Descriptive statistics
From: Attitudes towards mental health problems in a sample of United Arab Emirates’ residents
Representation in the sample | Age | ATTMHP | Family values | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationality | Mean | s.d. | Mean | Median | s.d. | Mean | Median | s.d. | |
Arabs | 143 (71.1%) | 24.4 | 8.94 | 98.6 | 98 | 30.6 | 51.2 | 53 | 11.4 |
South Asians | 32 (15.9%) | 24.9 | 7.73 | 109 | 109 | 25.7 | 51.6 | 49.5 | 10.5 |
Rest of the world | 26 (12.9%) | 25.4 | 8.07 | 102 | 104 | 25.7 | 53.2 | 53 | 7.39 |
Gender | |||||||||
Male | 74 (36.8%) | 26.4 | 10.2 | 104 | 102 | 28.5 | 53.3 | 56 | 12.9 |
Female | 127 (63.2%) | 23.6 | 7.37 | 98.4 | 99 | 31 | 50.5 | 52 | 9.29 |
Emirate of residence | |||||||||
Northern Emirates | 119 (59.2%) | 25.3 | 9.34 | 103 | 102 | 29.9 | 49.6 | 51 | 12.4 |
Southern Emirates | 82 (40.8%) | 23.7 | 7.39 | 96.9 | 99.5 | 30.3 | 52.9 | 54 | 9.43 |