Table 2.
Sociodemographic distribution of the sample by country-income level, among those with 12-month major depressive disorder
| All countries (n = 3341) |
High income countries (n = 1991) |
Low/middle income countries (n = 1350) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %/Mean | (SE) | %/Mean | (SE) | %/Mean | (SE) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 30.4 | (1.1) | 31.3 | (1.3) | 29.1 | (1.8) |
| Female | 69.6 | (1.1) | 68.7 | (1.3) | 70.9 | (1.8) |
| Age Group | ||||||
| 18–29 | 28.7 | (1.1) | 25.5 | (1.4) | 33.6 | (1.8) |
| 30–44 | 33.9 | (1.0) | 32.7 | (1.2) | 35.7 | (1.8) |
| 45–59 | 25.1 | (0.9) | 26.7 | (1.2) | 22.8 | (1.3) |
| 60 + | 12.3 | (0.7) | 15.2 | (1.1) | 8.0 | (0.9) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 19.8 | (0.8) | 20.8 | (1.1) | 18.4 | (1.2) |
| Never married | 26.5 | (1.1) | 26.1 | (1.5) | 27.1 | (1.7) |
| Married or cohabitating | 53.7 | (1.1) | 53.1 | (1.5) | 54.6 | (1.8) |
| Income | ||||||
| Low | 31.1 | (1.0) | 30.5 | (1.4) | 32.1 | (1.6) |
| Low-average | 24.3 | (0.9) | 24.7 | (1.2) | 23.8 | (1.6) |
| Average-high | 24.0 | (0.9) | 26.2 | (1.1) | 20.8 | (1.6) |
| High | 20.5 | (0.9) | 18.6 | (1.1) | 23.4 | (1.6) |
| Education | ||||||
| Low | 20.9 | (0.8) | 21.6 | (1.1) | 19.9 | (1.2) |
| Low-average | 30.1 | (1.1) | 33.3 | (1.4) | 25.3 | (1.6) |
| Average-high | 29.1 | (1.0) | 25.5 | (1.3) | 34.6 | (1.7) |
| High | 19.8 | (1.0) | 19.5 | (1.4) | 20.3 | (1.4) |
| Insurance | ||||||
| Direct private/optional insurance (yes) | 17.3 | (0.9) | 21.5 | (1.3) | 11.1 | (1.3) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Homemaker | 15.6 | (0.8) | 9.4 | (0.7) | 24.8 | (1.4) |
| Other | 16.1 | (0.8) | 17.5 | (1.1) | 14.1 | (1.1) |
| Retired | 8.9 | (0.6) | 11.9 | (0.9) | 4.3 | (0.8) |
| Student | 4.7 | (0.6) | 4.5 | (0.8) | 4.9 | (0.9) |
| Working | 54.7 | (1.2) | 56.6 | (1.6) | 51.9 | (1.8) |
| Severity | ||||||
| Severe | 36.8 | (1.1) | 36.5 | (1.4) | 37.1 | (1.8) |
| Moderate | 45.1 | (1.1) | 45.5 | (1.4) | 44.5 | (1.7) |
| Mild | 18.1 | (0.8) | 18.0 | (1.1) | 18.3 | (1.2) |
| Survey yeara | ||||||
| Continuous | 3.8 | (0.1) | 3.4 | (0.2) | 4.3 | (0.1) |
aSurvey year is continuous, so the mean is shown instead of %