Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population
| Variables | Total | Mental health consultation | P-value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES | NO | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Total | 13,269 | 100.0 | 2120 | 16.0 | 11,149 | 84.0 | |
| Educational level - ISCED | 0.0005 | ||||||
| Low | 4832 | 36.4 | 704 | 14.6 | 4128 | 85.4 | |
| Medium | 1606 | 12.1 | 295 | 18.4 | 1311 | 81.6 | |
| High | 4119 | 31.0 | 700 | 17.0 | 3419 | 83.0 | |
| College or over | 2712 | 20.4 | 421 | 15.5 | 2291 | 84.5 | |
| Age | <.0001 | ||||||
| 19–29 | 1305 | 9.8 | 210 | 16.1 | 1095 | 83.9 | |
| 30–39 | 1745 | 13.2 | 292 | 16.7 | 1453 | 83.3 | |
| 40–49 | 2144 | 16.2 | 365 | 17.0 | 1779 | 83.0 | |
| 50–59 | 2695 | 20.3 | 453 | 16.8 | 2242 | 83.2 | |
| 60–69 | 2259 | 17.0 | 412 | 18.2 | 1847 | 81.8 | |
| 70≤ | 3121 | 23.5 | 388 | 12.4 | 2733 | 87.6 | |
| Gender | <.0001 | ||||||
| Male | 4019 | 30.3 | 523 | 13.0 | 3496 | 87.0 | |
| Female | 9250 | 69.7 | 1597 | 17.3 | 7653 | 82.7 | |
| Household income level | 0.0129 | ||||||
| Quartile 1 (lowest) | 3518 | 26.5 | 536 | 15.2 | 2982 | 84.8 | |
| Quartile 2 | 3349 | 25.2 | 595 | 17.8 | 2754 | 82.2 | |
| Quartile 3 | 3048 | 23.0 | 468 | 15.4 | 2580 | 84.6 | |
| Quartile 4 (highest) | 3354 | 25.3 | 521 | 15.5 | 2833 | 84.5 | |
| Region | 0.7874 | ||||||
| Capital (Seoul, Gyeonggi) | 4366 | 32.9 | 705 | 16.1 | 3661 | 83.9 | |
| Urban | 2604 | 19.6 | 423 | 16.2 | 2181 | 83.8 | |
| Rural area | 6299 | 47.5 | 992 | 15.7 | 5307 | 84.3 | |
| Marital status | <.0001 | ||||||
| Married-cohabit | 7638 | 57.6 | 1178 | 15.4 | 6460 | 84.6 | |
| Married-no cohabit | 449 | 3.4 | 72 | 16.0 | 377 | 84.0 | |
| Bereaved | 2440 | 18.4 | 364 | 14.9 | 2076 | 85.1 | |
| Divorced | 908 | 6.8 | 198 | 21.8 | 710 | 78.2 | |
| Unmarried | 1834 | 13.8 | 308 | 16.8 | 1526 | 83.2 | |
| Occupation | <.0001 | ||||||
| High-skilled white collar | 1756 | 13.2 | 215 | 12.2 | 1541 | 87.8 | |
| Low-skilled white collar | 1499 | 11.3 | 234 | 15.6 | 1265 | 84.4 | |
| High-skilled blue collar | 1528 | 11.5 | 194 | 12.7 | 1334 | 87.3 | |
| Low-skilled blue collar | 1469 | 11.1 | 193 | 13.1 | 1276 | 86.9 | |
| Others | 7017 | 52.9 | 1284 | 18.3 | 5733 | 81.7 | |
| Physical activity | 0.0265 | ||||||
| Inactive | 8932 | 67.3 | 1471 | 16.5 | 7461 | 83.5 | |
| Active | 4337 | 32.7 | 649 | 15.0 | 3688 | 85.0 | |
| Smoking status | 0.3816 | ||||||
| Never or former | 10,807 | 81.4 | 1741 | 16.1 | 9066 | 83.9 | |
| Current | 2462 | 18.6 | 379 | 15.4 | 2083 | 84.6 | |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.0023 | ||||||
| Never or former | 5289 | 39.9 | 908 | 17.2 | 4381 | 82.8 | |
| Current (within a year) | 7980 | 60.1 | 1212 | 15.2 | 6768 | 84.8 | |
| Stress level | <.0001 | ||||||
| Very | 8441 | 63.6 | 1590 | 18.8 | 6851 | 81.2 | |
| Little | 4114 | 31.0 | 451 | 11.0 | 3663 | 89.0 | |
| No | 714 | 5.4 | 79 | 11.1 | 635 | 88.9 | |
| Suicidal Thought | <.0001 | ||||||
| Yes | 7295 | 55.0 | 1472 | 20.2 | 5823 | 79.8 | |
| No | 5974 | 45.0 | 648 | 10.8 | 5326 | 89.2 | |
| Sleeping duration | 0.1173 | ||||||
| Less than 7 h | 7400 | 55.8 | 1193 | 16.1 | 6207 | 83.9 | |
| 7–8 h | 5162 | 38.9 | 797 | 15.4 | 4365 | 84.6 | |
| 9 h or over | 707 | 5.3 | 130 | 18.4 | 577 | 81.6 | |
| Perceived health status | <.0001 | ||||||
| Good | 2488 | 18.8 | 262 | 10.5 | 2226 | 89.5 | |
| Normal | 4810 | 36.2 | 687 | 14.3 | 4123 | 85.7 | |
| Bad | 5971 | 45.0 | 1171 | 19.6 | 4800 | 80.4 | |
* P-values calculated by the chi-square test