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. 2015 Oct 16;30(11):1659–1666. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.11.1659

Table 1. Sociodemographic differences between male and female subjects with major depressive episode in the last 12 months.

Parameters Male Female χ2 P
Unweighted n Weighted % Unweighted n Weighted %
Prevalence of MDE* 110 1.5 397 3.3 69.2 <0.001
Year of birth 0.62 0.961
 Before 1950 20 15.0 103 17.2
 1950-1959 30 23.7 95 22.1
 1960-1969 22 19.6 82 19.4
 1970-1979 22 21.3 66 19.6
 Since 1980 16 20.3 51 21.7
Partner status* 6.01 0.010
 Partnered 50 43.3 240 55.9
 Unpartnered 60 56.7 156 44.1
Education (yr) 3.89 0.270
 0-6 17 12.5 123 17.7
 7-9 19 13.4 58 13.7
 10-12 38 34.9 114 35.8
 ≥ 13 36 39.0 102 35.8
Employment* 22.96 < 0.001
 Employed 45 42.9 113 29.7
 Student or housekeeper 35 31.5 229 55.8
 Unemployed 30 25.6 55 14.5

*P<0.05 by chi-squared test. MDE, major depressive episode.