Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study subjects and the distributions of depressive symptoms in categorical variables
Variable | N(%) | Depressive symptoms |
|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | ||
Gender | Â | Â |
Males | 1027(56.1%) | 21.62(10.81) |
Females | 805(43.9%) | 21.10(10.23) |
Age (yr) | Â | Â |
≤30 | 778(42.5%) | 20.30(10.04) |
31-40 | 458(25.0%) | 22.21(10.57) |
>40 | 596(32.5%) | 22.19(11.08) |
Education | Â | Â |
Middle school or under | 597(32.6%) | 23.69(11.68) |
Senior high school | 567(30.9%) | 21.03(10.06) |
College or above | 668(36.5%) | 20.10(9.67) |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Single | 593(32.4%) | 20.01(9.87) |
Married/cohabitation | 1076(58.7%) | 21.58(10.91) |
Divorced/ separated / widow | 163(8.9%) | 25.20(9.58) |
Chronic disease | Â | Â |
Yes | 834(45.5%) | 23.27(10.34) |
No | 998(54.5%) | 19.85(10.51) |
Household monthly income | Â | Â |
≤1000rmb | 421(23.0%) | 24.80(11.76) |
1001~2000rmb | 815(44.5%) | 21.44(9.38) |
>2000rmb | 597(32.6%) | 18.94(10.54) |
Duration of unemployment | Â | Â |
1-2Â months | 386(20.1%) | 18.33(9.86) |
3-5Â months | 372(20.3%) | 21.40(9.52) |
6-11Â months | 454(24.8%) | 22.47(10.01) |
≥12 months | 620(33.8%) | 22.59(11.69) |