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. 2019 Mar 18;21(3):e11224. doi: 10.2196/11224

Table 1.

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the participants who were at high risk of major depression classified by sex.

Variable Men (n=511) Women (n=500) P value
Age (years), mean (SD) 42.0 (12.2) 44.3 (15.0) .002
Marital status, n (%) <.001

Married or common-law 389 (76.1) 342 (69.0)

Divorced, separated, or widowed 22 (4.3) 68 (13.7)

Single 100 (19.6) 86 (17.3)
Personal income, n (%) <.001

<Can $30,000 60 (12.1) 130 (27.3)

Can $30,000-<$60,000 152 (30.6) 216 (45.4)

Can $60,000-<$80,000 98 (19.7) 69 (14.5)

Can $80,000+ 187 (37.6) 61 (12.8)
Education level, n (%) <.001

<High school 43 (8.4) 12 (2.4)

High school 107 (20.9) 81 (16.3)

College 167 (32.7) 188 (37.7)

University or higher 194 (38.0) 217 (43.6)
Employment, n (%) .98

Employee 413 (81.5) 396 (81.0)

Self-employed 92 (18.2) 91 (18.6)

Family business no pay 2 (0.4) 2 (0.4)
Job type, n (%) <.001

Full time 434 (84.9) 340 (68.0)

Part time 37 (7.2) 130 (26.0)

Seasonal 18 (3.5) 10 (2.0)

Contract 19 (3.7) 18 (3.6)

Other 3 (0.6) 2 (0.4)
Size of company or worksite, n (%) .01

<50 276 (54.2) 290 (59.7)

50-499 149 (29.3) 148 (30.4)

>500 84 (16.5) 48 (9.9)
Provinces, n (%) .16

British Columbia 33 (7.1) 58 (13.2)

Alberta 52 (11.2) 51 (11.6)

Saskatchewan 18 (3.9) 15 (3.4)

Manitoba 20 (4.3) 15 (3.4)

Ontario 170 (36.6) 161 (36.7)

Quebec 141 (30.4) 109 (24.8)

New Brunswick 12 (2.6) 8 (1.8)

Nova Scotia 12 (2.6) 13 (2.9)

Newfoundland 4 (0.9) 7 (1.6)

Prince Edward Island 2 (0.4) 2 (0.5)
Language, n (%) .31

English 374 (73.2) 380 (76.0)

French 137 (26.8) 120 (24.0)
Work function impairment, n (%) .91

None 314 (62.9) 296 (61.4)

Mild 146 (29.3) 150 (31.1)

Moderate 36 (7.2) 34 (7.1)

Severe 3 (0.6) 2 (0.4)