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. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e69708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069708

Table 2. Distribution of depressive symptoms by socio-demographic and economic characteristics.

EPDS>9 EPDS≤9
n % n %
Age group
<20 years 7 21.2 26 78.8
20–34 years 49 15.8 262 84.2
>34 years 5 15.6 27 84.4
Parity
First 24 15.4 132 84.6
Second 14 12.5 98 87.5
Third or more 23 21.3 85 78.7
Ethnicity
Sinhalese 54 15.3 298 84.7
Tamil/Moor 7 29.2 17 70.8
Family type
Nuclear 26 13.6 165 86.4
Extended 35 18.9 150 81.1
Main economic activity of the family
Professionals/business/administrative 3 12.0 22 88.0
Other professionals/technical 7 14.9 40 85.1
Security services 18 17.6 84 82.4
Skilled manual workers 21 17.4 100 82.6
Unskilled manual workers 12 14.8 69 85.2
Highest level of education
Up to grade 5 3 25.0 9 75.0
Up to grade 10 27 15.9 143 84.1
Passed O/L 18 17.5 85 82.5
Passed A/L 10 14.1 61 85.9
University degree 3 16.7 15 83.3
Per-capita income
<$1 8 23.5 26 76.5
$1–$2 15 15.2 84 84.8
>$2 34 15.2 190 84.8

Distribution of EPDS score by none of the factors were significant (test statistics not shown).