Table 2.
Prevalence of depression and univariate relationship between depression and various socio-economic, demographic and psychological measures
| Current Depression (%) | Univariate Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 9 | |
| Unemployed | 21 | 2.35 (1.71 to 2.72) |
| PT looking FT | 17 | 1.80 (1.20 to 2.72) |
| NILF | 17 | 1.74 (1.35 to 2.23) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 9 | |
| Female | 12 | 1.44 (1.18 to 1.75) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 8 | |
| Never married | 11 | 1.37 (1.13 to 1.67) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 23 | 3.14 (2.14 to 4.60) |
| Education | ||
| Finished Year 12 | 10 | |
| Did not finish Year 12 | 18 | 1.92 (1.41 to 2.63) |
| Dependent children | ||
| No children | 10 | |
| Have dependent children | 12 | 1.15 (0.95 to 1.39) |
| Physical health | ||
| RAND SF12 | 0.91 (0.91 to 0.93) | |
| Financial difficulty/hardship | ||
| No | 8 | |
| Yes | 21 | 2.50 (2.08 to 2.98) |
| Mastery | ||
| High | 4 | |
| Low | 21 | 5.82 (4.79 to 7.06) |
| Social support friends (positive) | ||
| Low | 14 | 2.06 (1.75 to 2.44) |
| High | 7 | |
| Social support family (positive) | ||
| Low | 16 | 2.06 (1.74 to 2.45) |
| High | 8 | |
| Social support friends (conflict) | ||
| Low | 7 | |
| High | 12 | 1.64 (1.36 to 1.98) |
| Social support family (conflict) | ||
| Low | 7 | |
| High | 12 | 1.63 (1.36 to 1.95) |
| Age/Wave | ||
| Wave 1 (20–24 years) | 10 | |
| Wave 2 (24–28 years) | 11 | 1.15 (0.97 to 1.38) |
| Wave 3 (28–32 years) | 10 | 1.05 (0.88 to 1.25) |
FT, full time; PT, part-time; NILF, not in the labour force.
Bold typeface denotes p<0.05.