Table 1 Summary and comparisons of respondents' socio-demographics by personality type (n = 1900)
Socio-demographics | Mean (SD) / n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Introvert (n = 881) | Extrovert (n = 1019) | |
Age group (1–10)a | 5.25 (2.88) | 4.90 (2.63) |
Height (m) | 1.64 (0.08) | 1.65 (0.08) |
Weight (kg) | 63.22 (9.00) | 64.32 (10.13) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.40 (2.52) | 23.62 (2.90) |
Number of children less than 18 years old | 0.38 (0.70) | 0.42 (0.72) |
Number of people lived with | 3.33 (1.14) | 3.37 (1.14) |
Marital status | ||
Married/Cohabitation/Common-law | 539 (61.2%) | 623 (61.1%) |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 37 (4.2%) | 34 (3.3%) |
Single | 305 (34.6%) | 362 (35.5%) |
Gender | ||
Female | 519 (58.9%) | 557 (54.7%) |
Male | 362 (41.1%) | 462 (45.3%) |
Highest level of education attained | ||
Primary or below | 90 (10.2%) | 56 (5.5%) |
Secondary | 348 (39.5%) | 443 (43.5%) |
Associate degree | 78 (8.9%) | 102 (10.0%) |
College | 118 (13.4%) | 137 (13.4%) |
Bachelor | 228 (25.9%) | 267 (26.2%) |
Graduate | 19 (2.2%) | 14 (1.4%) |
Occupation (multiple choice) | ||
Job seeking | 41 (4.7%) | 45 (4.4%) |
Laid off | 13 (1.5%) | 7 (0.7%) |
Not in workforce | 95 (10.8%) | 118 (11.6%) |
Retired | 78 (8.9%) | 50 (4.9%) |
Self-employed | 28 (3.2%) | 34 (3.3%) |
Student | 52 (5.9%) | 42 (4.1%) |
Working (> = 40 h/wk) | 441 (50.1%) | 553 (54.3%) |
Working (1–39 h/wk) | 133 (15.1%) | 170 (16.7%) |
Practicing health professional | ||
No | 864 (98.1%) | 980 (96.2%) |
Yes | 17 (1.9%) | 39 (3.8%) |
Having children less than 18 years of age | ||
No | 649 (73.7%) | 717 (70.4%) |
Yes | 232 (26.3%) | 302 (29.6%) |
Perceived social rank, 1 = lowest to 5 = highest | 2.82 (0.78) | 2.97 (0.77) |