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. 2022 Jun 23;16:29. doi: 10.1186/s13033-022-00539-6

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)
%/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 %