Table 5.
Summary of variables that predict depression stigma and attitudinal social distance for each of the three surveys.
| Sample | Older | Males | Lower Education | Rural | Born overseas | Not aware beyond-blue | Less contact | More distress (K10) | Lower depression literacy |
| Personal stigma | |||||||||
| National (Sample 1) |
higher (>= 65 yrs) |
higher | higher | = | higher | higher | higher | highera | |
| Local community (Sample 2) |
= (sample < 50 yrs) |
higher | higher | higher | higher | ||||
| Depressed community (Sample 3) |
= (sample < 50 yrs) |
higher | higher (model 1) |
higher | higherb | ||||
| Perceived stigma | |||||||||
| National (Sample 1) |
lower | = | = | = | = | = | lower (consumer) higher (carer) |
=a | |
| Local community (Sample 2) |
higher | lower | higher | lower | higher | ||||
| Depressed community (Survey 3) |
= | = | higher | higher | = | ||||
| Social distance | |||||||||
| National (Sample 1) |
higher | higher | higher (p = 0.053) |
= | = | = | higher (except NS service provider) |
higher | |
a Recognition of depression item; b D-Lit; yrs = years; NS = Not significant