Table 1 Summary statistics of dependent measures by occupational group
Occupation | GHQ-12* | EE | DP | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nurses | ||||
Mean | 5.6 | 21.9 | 8.2 | 33.0 |
SD | 2.6 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 7.7 |
N | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
Social workers | ||||
Mean | 71 | 26.1 | 9.2 | 33.7 |
SD | 2.5 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
N | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Doctors | ||||
Mean | 6.4 | 19.3 | 6.6 | 30.7 |
SD | 2.2 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 9.2 |
N | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Clinical psychologists | ||||
Mean | 5.7 | 29.4 | 6.2 | 35.8 |
SD | 3.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 9.0 |
N | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Drug and alcohol counsellors | ||||
Mean | 5.7 | 21.4 | 6.1 | 35.4 |
SD | 2.8 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
N | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 |
Other | ||||
Mean | 6.1 | 21.7 | 7.7 | 33.1 |
SD | 2.9 | 11.9 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
N | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
F statistic | 0.9 (p = 0.48) | 1.1 (p = 0.37) | 1.2 (p = 0.31) | 1.2 (p = 0.30) |