Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey sample (n = 2,942).

	Unweighted			Weighted
	N	%	SE	N	%	SE
Gender
Women	1703	57.9	0.9	1554	52.8	1.4
Men	1239	42.1	0.9	1388	47.2	1.4
Age (years)
18-24	407	13.8	0.7	583.3	19.8	1.2
25-34	684	23.2	0.7	719.3	24.4	1.2
35-49	1028	34.9	0.7	959.7	32.6	1.3
50-64	594	20.2	0.7	445.2	15.1	0.9
65 or +	229	7.8	0.5	234.5	7.9	0.7
Education
Low (0-4 years)	799	27.2	0.7	668.7	22.7	1.0
Medium-low (5-8 years)	733	24.9	0.7	655.1	22.3	1.0
Medium-high (9-11 years)	976	33.2	0.9	1064.0	36.2	1.3
High (12 or more years)	434	14.7	0.6	554.3	18.8	1.2
Income
Low	730	24.8	0.8	644.0	21.9	0.9
Medium-low	818	27.8	0.7	838.2	28.5	0.9
Medium-high	673	22.9	0.8	661.5	22.5	1.0
High	721	24.5	0.8	798.3	27.1	1.2
Marital Status
Married	1848	62.8	1.0	1759.0	59.8	1.5
Previously Married	592	20.1	0.6	480.6	16.3	1.0
Never Married	502	17.1	0.7	702.5	23.9	1.1
Occupation
Working/student	1767	60.1	0.9	1948.0	66.2	1.2
Work at home	494	16.8	0.7	387.9	13.2	0.7
Retired	279	9.5	0.5	249.4	8.5	0.5
Unemployed	402	13.7	0.6	356.8	12.1	0.9