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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Popul Ageing. 2009 May 19;2(1-2):57–71. doi: 10.1007/s12062-010-9018-0

Table 1.

Mean CESD Score and % Depressed by Working Status

Mean CESD Score
% Depressed
N
All Men Women All Men Women All Men Women
All 5.8 6.3 5.4 15.5 11.7 19.5 4273 1941 2332
Currently Working 4.9 5.7 4.6 9.1 6.5 15.2 2041 1340 701
Not Currently Working 6.7 6.5 7.2 21.9 23.3 21.3 2262 611 1651
Never Worked Before 6.4 6.2 7.6 18.3 23.2 17.7 1299 132 1167
Unemployed 7.6 8.6 7.0 27.6 23.2 35.6 295 176 119
Retired 7.1 7.0 7.2 26.1 23.6 28.5 642 294 348
Retired Due to Poor Health 8.9 8.3 9.6 41.0 40.0 41.9 235 100 135
Retired Due to Mandatory Ret Policy 5.0 3.6 5.2 10.2 10.6 6.7 113 98 15
Retired for Voluntary Reasons 5.2 5.6 4.4 9.4 3.6 13.3 93 33 60
Retired Due to Family Responsibility 5.9 6.0 5.6 20.9 21.5 20.8 88 10 78
Retired Due to Inability to Find a Job 8.9 8.1 9.7 30.2 31.6 28.7 43 19 23
Retired for Other Reasons 7.1 7.0 7.2 28.7 27.0 30.4 71 34 37