The mean social function component was 60.1 (SD = 25).
Higher mean scores were observed for Physical Role Limitations (mean = 79.9), Emotional Role Limitations (mean = 78.7), Bodily Pain (mean = 73.2), Social Functioning (mean = 72.7), General Mental Health (mean = 69.8), Vitality (mean = 61.8), General Health Perceptions (mean = 59.6), and Physical Functioning (mean = 53.7) among women in agricultural compared with women in the mining community.
On average, residents scored highest on bodily pain (that is, less pain) (mean 71.1, SD 32.7), social functioning (mean 72.9, SD 28.6) and role-emotional functioning (mean 71.7, SD 39.1) and lowest on physical functioning (mean 17.2, SD 20.5).
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Results of the independent samples t-test showed that children aged 2 4 years had significantly higher scores than children aged 5 7 years in Physical Functioning (mean difference = 9.92, t334 = 4.265, p <.01), Social Functioning (mean difference = 5.36, t334 = 2.754, p <.01) and School Functioning (mean difference = 9.11, t334 = 4.222, p <.01).
Significantly higher differences were found in General Mental Health (mean = 69.8 and 63.6, p < 0.05) and Social Functioning (mean = 72.7 and 65.9, p < 0.01) among women in the agricultural and mining communities.
Scores were highest for colour vision (mean = 94.23; SD = 12.74) and vision specific social functioning (mean = 86.34; SD = 19.86).
Self-reported functioning as assessed by the SF-36 demonstrated relatively high functioning for the sample, with better social functioning (mean = 66.0, SD = 28.7), followed by mental health functioning (mean = 60.0, SD = 16.5), and physical functioning (mean = 58.2, SD = 26.3).
