Table 1.

Characteristics of study sample and respondents with symptoms of depression (Major Depressive Inventory (MDI) >20)

	Total sample				MDI score >20
	Men	Women	Total	%	N	%
Age group
18–29	198	212	410	8.1	55	13.4
30–39	180	250	430	8.5	41	9.5
40–49	357	443	800	15.8	82	10.3
50–59	519	681	1200	23.6	84	7.0
60–69	632	666	1298	25.6	63	4.9
70–79	396	371	767	15.1	41	5.3
80+	95	76	171	3.4	6	3.5
Sum	2377	2699	5076		372	7.3
Marital status
Married	1538	1708	3246	64.5	181	5.6
Partnership	73	108	181	3.6	15	8.3
Separated	12	9	21	0.4	5	23.8
Divorced	169	195	364	7.2	31	8.5
Widower	59	164	223	4.4	11	4.9
Not married	509	487	996	19.8	122	12.2
Cohabitating
Yes	1917	2141	4058	80.7	248	6.1
Secondary schooling
Studying	20	34	54	1.1	5	9.3
<8 years	290	203	493	9.7	35	7.1
8–9 years	610	401	1011	19.9	87	8.6
10–11 years	751	913	1664	32.8	112	6.7
High school	522	896	1418	27.9	89	6.3
Other/foreign	163	215	378	7.4	38	10.1
Post-secondary education
No post-secondary	415	529	944	18.6	112	11.9
1–3 years post-secondary	1307	1238	2545	50.1	172	6.8
3+years post-secondary	495	784	1279	25.2	63	4.9
Other	143	122	265	5.2	21	7.9
Occupational status
Work/study	1417	1526	2943	58.0	167	5.7
Temporarily no work	68	121	189	3.7	63	33.3
Retired	843	966	1809	35.6	115	6.4
Other	47	77	124	2.4	27	21.8
Financial strain
Not at all	2136	2404	4540	89.4	275	6.1
Few months	175	213	388	7.6	60	15.5
Half the months	23	22	45	0.9	13	28.9
Every month	25	32	57	1.1	19	33.3
Self-rated health
Very good	306	328	634	12.5	7	1.1
Good	1348	1524	2872	56.6	83	2.9
Fair	616	697	1313	25.9	181	13.8
Bad	89	137	226	4.5	90	39.8
Very bad	12	6	18	0.4	9	50.0
General activity limitation
Not limited at all	1561	1630	3191	63.2	114	3.6
Limited but not severely	672	906	1578	31.3	166	10.5
Severely limited	132	146	278	5.5	88	31.7
Long-standing illness. Yes	1052	1200	2252	44.7	244	10.8
Anxiety, now or earlier. Yes	110	223	333	6.6	111	33.3
Depression, now or earlier. Yes	145	230	375	7.4	138	36.8
Medication anxiety. Yes	71	119	190	3.8	65	34.2
Medication antidepressants. Yes	85	173	258	5.1	66	25.6