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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: Perceived effectiveness rating scales applied to insomnia help-seeking messages for middle-aged Japanese people: a validity and reliability study

  

N

 

Gender

Male

300

50.0%

 

Female

300

50.0%

Age

Mean (SD)

40.6

(3.0)

Education

Compulsory education/high school

176

29.3%

 

Junior college/vocational school

167

27.8%

 

University or higher

257

42.8%

Marital status

Married

350

58.3%

 

Unmarried

221

36.8%

 

Divorced/widowed

29

4.8%

Occupation

Full-time job

358

59.7%

 

Temporary or part-time job

87

14.5%

 

No occupation

155

25.8%

Household income

< 2.0 million yena

76

12.7%

 

2.0–3.9 million

120

20.0%

 

4.0–5.9 million

173

28.8%

 

6.0–7.9 million

112

18.7%

 

8.0–9.9 million

58

9.7%

 

10.0+ million

55

9.2%

 

Missing

6

1.0%

Medical condition

Any disease

191

31.8%

  1. a1 million yen was about 9000 US dollars at the time of the survey