Table 2.

Frequency of the different categories of the independent variables and prevalence of mental distress and disorder within these categories (BCR-sample)

	Men			Women
Variables	N	Mental distress (%)	Mental disorder (%)	N	Mental distress (%)	Mental disorder (%)
TOTAL BCR-SAMPLE	501	52.30	32.30	605	68.60	47.80
Social resources
Social support	487	***	***	590	**	***
Low social support	43	58.10	39.50	28	85.70	71.40
Medium social support	61	77.00	57.40	77	84.40	67.50
High social support	383	48.80	28.20	485	65.80	43.90
Material resources
Self-perceived financial situation	486	*	*	589	*	**
Comfortable	220	46.40	27.30	259	63.30	40.50
Modest	229	56.30	34.50	286	72.40	52.40
Poor	37	62.20	45.90	44	81.80	68.20
Living arrangements (respondent lives…)	494			602	*
with his/her parents	371	49.60	29.60	401	65.10	44.90
with his/her partner	30	66.70	50.00	91	70.30	47.30
alone	42	57.10	33.30	52	82.70	61.50
with friends or acquaintances	51	56.90	39.20	58	75.90	55.20
Educational attainment	490			592
Secondary education	327	51.10	33.90	322	65.20	46.30
Post-secondary education	163	53.40	28.20	270	72.60	49.30
Escape-avoidance behaviour
Used medication in the last 30 days?	477	*	**	598	**	*
No	353	49.60	29.50	330	63.90	43.60
Yes	124	62.10	42.70	268	74.30	53.40
Used alcohol in the last 30 days?	473			594	***	**
No	194	49.50	33.50	320	62.20	42.80
Yes	279	55.90	33.00	274	75.50	53.60
Used cannabis in the last 30 days?	467	*		587	***	*
No	360	49.20	29.70	526	66.20	46.20
Yes	107	62.60	39.30	61	88.50	62.30

Chi² test of significance: *** p. ≤ 0.000; ** p. ≤ 0.01; * p. ≤ 0.05