Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Duration of unemployment and depression: a cross-sectional survey in Lithuania
Variable | Unemployment Duration (%/n) | t (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Short-term N = 234 | Long-term N = 195 | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
   Males | 34.2/80 | 37.4/73 | 0.69 (sn) |
   Females | 65.8/154 | 62.6/122 | 0.69 (sn) |
Age group | Â | Â | Â |
   16–24 | 19.2/45 | 8.7/17 | 3.21 (p < 0.01) |
   25–34 | 27.4/64 | 21.0/41 | 1.55 (sn) |
   35–44 | 25.2/59 | 31.3/61 | 1.40 (sn) |
   45–54 | 21.8/51 | 30.8/60 | 2.11 (p < 0.05) |
   55–64 | 6.4/15 | 8.2/16 | 0.71 (sn) |
Education level | Â | Â | Â |
   Primary | 2.1/5 | 1.0/2 | 0.93 (sn) |
   Incomplete secondary | 4.3/10 | 9.2/18 | 1.99 (p < 0.05) |
   Secondary – professional | 23.1/54 | 34.4/67 | 2.58 (p < 0.01) |
   Secondary | 29.1/68 | 25.1/49 | 0.93 (sn) |
   College level | 20.1/47 | 19.0/37 | 0.29 (sn) |
   University degree | 21.4/50 | 11.3/22 | 2.88 (p < 0.01) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
   Single | 26.1/61 | 23.6/46 | 0.60 (sn) |
   Cohabitation without marriage | 4.3/10 | 9.7/19 | 2.16 (p < 0.05) |
   Married | 49.6/116 | 46.7/91 | 0.60 (sn) |
   Divorced | 17.5/41 | 17.9/35 | 0.11 (sn) |
   Widowed | 2.6/6 | 2.1/4 | 0.34 (sn) |
Residence area | Â | Â | Â |
   Urban | 91.0/213 | 84.6/165 | 2.01 (p < 0.05) |
   Rural | 9.0/21 | 15.4/30 | 2.01 (p < 0.05) |