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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: The factor structure of the 12-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-12) in young Chinese civil servants

Demographics

Total sample (n = 1051)

EFA sample (n = 525)

CFA sample (n = 526)

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

 Male

640

61.5

309

59.3

331

63.7

 Female

401

38.5

212

40.7

189

36.3

Age (years)

 20–29

434

41.5

227

43.5

207

39.5

 30–39

506

48.4

250

47.9

256

48.9

 40–45

106

10.1

45

8.6

61

11.6

Education

 Junior college and bellow

341

32.7

173

33.3

168

32.1

 Undergraduate

445

42.6

233

44.8

212

40.5

 Graduate

204

19.5

92

17.7

112

21.4

 Doctor

54

5.2

22

4.2

32

6.1

Employment Level

 Staff and below

434

41.4

228

43.6

206

39.2

 Township

327

31.2

163

31.2

164

31.2

 County deputy

175

16.7

84

16.1

91

17.3

 County chief

112

10.7

48

9.2

64

12.2

Marital status

 Unmarried

486

46.8

252

48.7

234

44.9

 Married

373

35.9

172

33.3

201

38.6

 Divorced or others

179

17.2

93

18.0

86

16.5