Aspects of social support and disclosure in the context of institutional abuse – long-term impact on mental health

Table 1 Sample characteristics of study population

Gender	Male	Female
N (%)	125 (76.7 %)	38 (23.3 %)
Age at the time of testing
(in years)	mean (SD)	range
(in years)	55.73 (9.34)	26–80
Marital Status^a
N (%)	married/cohabited	other
	98 (60.5 %)	64 (39.5 %)
Highest level of formal education^b
N (%) None/compulsory	apprenticeship/vocational school	high school/university
26 (16.1 %)	75 (46.6 %)	60 (37.3 %)

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