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Table 5 PMH values in percentile by age, gender and ethnicitya

From: Psychometric properties and population norms of the positive mental health instrument in a representative multi-ethnic Asian population

 

Percentiles

Overall

Age

Gender

Ethnicity

   

18–29 y

30–39 y

40–49 y

50–59 y

60 y & abv

Female

Male

Chinese

Malay

Indian

Others

Total Positive Mental Health

10th

3.70

3.63

3.64

3.80

3.79

3.57

3.79

3.65

3.64

4.21

3.65

4.10

25th

4.23

4.08

4.18

4.32

4.34

4.35

4.22

4.23

4.15

4.60

4.39

4.51

50th

4.65

4.44

4.61

4.76

4.82

4.87

4.68

4.63

4.52

5.02

4.94

4.98

75th

5.11

4.93

5.06

5.12

5.31

5.37

5.18

5.05

4.96

5.45

5.39

5.51

90th

5.57

5.41

5.45

5.52

5.78

5.87

5.66

5.45

5.39

5.79

5.77

5.62

General coping

10th

3.44

3.44

3.56

3.33

3.44

2.56

3.33

3.44

3.44

3.44

3.00

3.89

25th

4.11

4.00

4.11

4.11

4.33

4.22

4.11

4.11

4.11

4.44

4.00

4.56

50th

4.89

4.67

4.78

4.89

5.00

5.00

4.89

4.89

4.78

5.00

4.78

5.00

75th

5.33

5.11

5.33

5.33

5.78

5.89

5.44

5.33

5.33

5.56

5.44

5.44

90th

6.00

5.67

5.89

5.89

6.00

6.00

6.00

5.89

6.00

6.00

6.00

5.89

Emotional support

10th

3.57

3.86

3.71

3.57

3.43

2.43

3.71

3.57

3.57

3.86

3.29

3.57

25th

4.43

4.43

4.57

4.43

4.29

4.14

4.57

4.29

4.29

4.57

4.57

4.71

50th

5.00

5.14

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.14

5.00

5.00

5.14

5.14

5.14

75th

5.57

5.57

5.57

5.57

5.71

5.57

5.71

5.43

5.57

5.86

5.86

5.57

90th

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

Spirituality

10th

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.43

1.29

1.00

1.43

1.14

1.00

3.71

2.57

1.57

25th

2.14

1.86

2.14

2.57

2.71

2.43

2.29

2.14

1.86

4.71

4.00

3.86

50th

4.00

3.00

3.86

4.43

4.57

4.57

4.14

3.86

3.14

5.29

5.00

5.00

75th

5.14

4.86

5.00

5.14

5.71

5.57

5.43

5.00

4.71

6.00

5.86

5.71

90th

6.00

5.86

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

5.86

5.71

6.00

6.00

6.00

Interpersonal skills

10th

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.89

3.22

4.00

4.00

3.89

4.22

3.89

4.33

25th

4.44

4.33

4.44

4.56

4.56

4.56

4.44

4.44

4.33

4.78

4.56

4.67

50th

4.89

4.78

4.89

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.89

4.89

5.00

5.00

5.11

75th

5.44

5.22

5.33

5.44

5.67

5.67

5.44

5.33

5.33

5.56

5.67

5.67

90th

6.00

5.67

5.78

5.89

6.00

6.00

6.00

5.89

5.89

6.00

6.00

5.89

Personal growth and autonomy

10th

3.80

3.70

3.80

4.00

3.90

3.60

3.80

3.90

3.70

3.90

4.00

4.10

25th

4.30

4.10

4.30

4.40

4.60

4.60

4.20

4.40

4.20

4.40

4.50

4.70

50th

4.90

4.70

4.80

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.80

4.90

4.80

5.00

5.00

5.20

75th

5.40

5.10

5.30

5.30

5.70

5.80

5.30

5.40

5.20

5.60

5.80

5.60

90th

5.90

5.60

5.90

5.80

6.00

6.00

6.00

5.90

5.80

6.00

6.00

6.00

Global affect

10th

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.75

3.75

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.50

3.25

4.00

25th

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.25

4.25

4.50

4.00

4.25

4.00

4.25

4.00

4.75

50th

4.75

4.50

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

75th

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.25

5.00

5.25

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.50

5.25

5.50

90th

6.00

5.75

5.75

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

5.75

6.00

6.00

6.00

  1. aAll estimates presented in the table are weight adjusted to the population