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Table 2 Prevalence of lifetime and 12-month depression based on the sociodemographic factors

From: Relation between depression and sociodemographic factors

 

Lifetime depression

12-month depression

 

Gender

Total

Gender

Total

Demographic factor

Male

Female

(%)

95%CI

χ2 (P-value)

Male

Female

(%)

95%CI

χ2 (P-value)

Age

          

   15–19

3.1

12.1

7.4

(5.1, 9.6)

138.980 (<0.001)

1.9

9.6

5.5

(3.5, 7.5)

104.879 (<.001)

   20–24

11.1

17.3

14.3

(11.3, 17.3)

 

7.5

11.5

9.6

(7.0, 12.2)

 

   25–44

9.1

15.1

12.1

(10.9, 13.3)

 

3.6

6.6

5.1

(4.3, 5.9)

 

   45–64

9.8

15.3

12.6

(11.0, 14.2)

 

3.7

5.4

4.6

(3.5, 5.7)

 

   65–74

4.5

7.8

6.3

(4.8, 7.7)

 

1.6

2.1

1.8

(1.1, 2.6)

 

   ≥75

3.6

4.8

4.3

(2.9, 5.7)

 

1.6

1.7

1.7

(0.8, 2.5)

 

Marital status

          

   Now married

6.0

11.0

8.5

(7.6, 9.5)

301.652

2.0

3.5

2.8

(2.3, 3.3)

 

   Common-law

18.4

22.3

20.2

(15.4, 25.0)

 

9.4

10.8

10.0

(5.7, 14.2)

 

   Widowed

8.8

10.6

10.2

(8.0, 12.0)

(<.001)

4.7

4.3

4.4

(2.8, 6.0)

243.295

   Separated

22.6

25.2

24.2

(19.2, 29.2)

 

10.4

15.4

13.4

(9.4, 17.4)

(<.001)

   Divorced

22.7

27.7

26.1

(21.9, 30.2)

 

7.6

14.1

11.7

(8.6, 14.7)

 

   Single

7.3

14.7

10.7

(9.3, 12.2)

 

3.9

9.2

6.3

(5.1, 7.6)

 

Immigrant

          

   Yes

6.5

9.1

7.8

(6.3, 9.4)

60.699

3.2

4.8

4.0

(3.0, 5.0)

19.619

   No

9.1

15.8

12.4

(11.5, 13.3)

(<.001)

3.6

6.6

5.4

(4.5, 5.7)

(<.001)

Education

          

   < Secondary

7.1

11.1

9.1

(7.7, 10.6)

23.241 (<0.001)

3.7

6.3

5.0

(3.9, 6.1)

9.586 (=.022)

   Secondary grad.

8.8

12.1

10.6

(8.9, 12.3)

 

3.0

5.2

4.2

(3.2, 5.2)

 

   Other post-sec.

11.1

15.6

13.4

(10.5, 16.2)

 

6.1

6.5

6.3

(4.4, 8.2)

 

   Post-sec. grad.

8.0

15.2

11.5

(10.4, 12.6)

 

3.1

6.3

4.7

(3.9, 5.5)

 

Household

          

income

          

   <$10,000

16.9

19.7

18.4

(13.4, 23.4)

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9.3

13.1

11.3

(7.3, 15.3)

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   $10,000–$14,999

11.2

18.5

16.1

(13.0, 19.1)

 

6.2

10.2

8.9

(6.5, 11.3)

 

   $15,000–$19,999

13.0

17.5

15.7

(11.4, 19.9)

 

8.5

9.2

8.9

(5.9, 12.0)

 

   $20,000–$29,999

8.4

13.5

11.3

(9.2, 13.4)

 

4.5

7.2

6.0

(4.4, 7.7)

 

   $30,000–$39,999

8.0

11.9

10.1

(8.0, 12.2)

 

2.8

5.5

4.3

(2.9, 5.6)

 

   $40,000–$49,999

9.0

12.1

10.6

(8.4, 12.8)

 

3.3

4.1

3.7

(2.4, 5.0)

 

   $50,000–$59,999

7.5

13.4

10.5

(8.2, 12.9)

 

3.4

4.2

3.8

(2.3, 5.3)

 

   $60,000–$79,999

7.0

12.7

9.7

(8.2, 11.3)

 

2.8

5.1

3.9

(2.9, 5.0)

 

   ≥$80,000

7.9

14.0

10.6

(9.1, 12.2)

 

2.8

4.9

3.8

(2.7, 4.9)

 

Total

8.2

13.7

11.0

(10.2, 11.7)

 

3.5

6.1

4.8

(4.3, 5.3)

 
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems

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