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Table 1 Responses distribution on five categories

From: A Mokken scale analysis of the Kessler-6 screening measure among Chinese older population: findings from a national survey

Item

0

1

2

3

4

1.Depressed

3521 (54.59%)

2052 (31.81%)

275 (4.26%)

431 (6.68%)

171 (2.65%)

2.Nervous

4099 (63.55%)

1782 (27.63%)

193 (2.99%)

296 (4.59%)

80 (1.24%)

3.Restless or fidgety

4007 (62.12%)

1741 (26.99%)

260 (4.03%)

328 (5.09%)

114 (1.77%)

4.Hopeless

4650 (72.09%)

1207 (18.71%)

202 (3.13%)

292 (4.53%)

99 (1.53%)

5.Everything was an effort

3813 (59.12%)

1599 (24.79%)

278 (4.31%)

545 (8.45%)

215 (3.33%)

6.Worthless

4790 (74.26%)

1142 (17.71%)

164 (2.54%)

251 (3.89%)

103 (1.60%)

  1. Note. N = 6450. 0 = None of the time, 1 = A little of the time, 2 = Some of the time, 3 = Most of the time, 4 = All of the time