Table 1 Participant characteristics.

From: Association between educational attainment and mental health conditions among Africans working and studying in selected African countries

Characteristic

Sub-group

n (%)

Occupation

Academic staff

303 (9.4)

Non-academic staff

88 (2.7)

Student

2801 (87.0)

None of the above

29 (0.9)

Gender

Female

1845 (57.2)

Male

1352 (42.0)

Non-binary/genderqueer

6 (0.2)

Prefer not to say

18 (0.6)

Age group (years)

Younger age (≤ 24)

2157 (67.0)

Young adult (> 24 & ≤ 34)

664 (20.6)

Older adult (> 34 & ≤ 80)

400 (12.4)

Marital status

Married/Cohabitation

480 (14.9)

Single

2666 (82.8)

Previously Married (Divorced, Separated, Widowed)

38 (1.2)

Others/Prefer not to say

37 (1.1)

Religion

Christianity

2685 (83.4)

Islam

471 (14.6)

Others

65 (2.0)

Highest level of education

Secondary school certificate

1810 (56.2)

Diploma

107 (3.3)

Bachelor

736 (22.9)

Master/PhD/prof doctorate

426 (13.2)

Others

142 (4.4)

Do you have children?

Yes

513 (15.9)

No

2639 (81.9)

Prefer not to say

69 (2.1)

Work location

Urban

1231 (38.2)

Semi-urban

455 (14.1)

Rural

347 (10.8)

Prefer not to say

1188 (36.9)

Total

3221 (100.0)