General demographic distribution of outpatients with emotional disorders, patients’ family caregivers and general public (mean (SD)/n (%))
| Outpatients (n=570) | Caregivers (n=449) | General (n=470） | F/X2 | P value | ||
| Age | 38.65 (13.87) | 46.58 (10.07) | 42.78 (12.60) | 51.544 | <0.001 | |
| Gender | Male | 220 (38.6%) | 219 (48.8%) | 113 (24.0%) | 61.131 | <0.001 |
| Female | 350 (61.4%) | 230 (51.2%) | 357 (76.0%) | |||
| Education | Primary school and below | 32 (5.6%) | 36 (8.0%) | 7 (1.5%) | 107.130 | <0.001 |
| Secondary school | 144 (25.3%) | 187 (41.6%) | 79 (16.8%) | |||
| College and above | 394 (69.1%) | 226 (50.3%) | 384 (81.7%) | |||