Table 1 An overview of risk of depression based on demographic characteristics of both samples
From: A survey of depression and anxiety disorders in urban and rural Suriname
Variable | Â | Nickerie | P | Paramaribo | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Possible cases of depression | Possible cases of depression | ||||
Age | <40 | 74 (15.7%) | 0.141 | 160 (17.4%) | 0.032* |
>40 | 115 (20.9%) | Â | 136 (14.8%) | Â | |
Gender | Male | 86 (15.8%) | 0.000* | 89 (11.5%) | 0.000* |
Female | 121 (20.5%) | Â | 207 (19.4%) | Â | |
Education | Low | 141 (21.7%) | 0.001* | 188 (20.1%) | 0.002* |
Secondary | 46 (12.9%) | Â | 58 (12.4%) | Â | |
High | 1 (7.7%) | Â | 18 (13.1%) | Â | |
Marital Status | Single | 39 (14.3%) | 0.000* | 149 (17%) | 0.000* |
Married | 82 (16.8%) | Â | 54 (11.2%) | Â | |
Widowed | 15 (37.7%) | Â | 16 (25.8%) | Â | |
Divorced | 23 (39.7%) | Â | 19 (25.3%) | Â | |
Concubinage | 27 (18.4%) | Â | 46 (15.5%) | Â | |
Long-distance relationship | 3 (30%) | Â | 12 (27.9%) | Â | |
Ethnic background | West Indians | 131 (20.7%) | 0.000* | 82 (19.3%) | 0.045* |
Creole | 14 (14.9%) | Â | 78 (14.7%) | Â | |
Maroon | 0 (0%) | Â | 53 (24.5%) | Â | |
Javanese | 24 (13.4%) | Â | 17 (19.1%) | Â | |
Mixed | 11 (14.1%) | Â | 54 (13.7%) | Â | |
Other | 9(31%) | Â | 12 (14.3%) | Â | |
Daily activity | Student/going to school | 8 (8.5%) | 0.000* | 46 (19.7%) | 0.033* |
Working part-time | 15 (22.1%) | Â | 18 (17.3%) | Â | |
Working full-time | 56 (16.8%) | Â | 115 (12.2%) | Â | |
Unemployed/jobseeker | 25 (25%) | Â | 35 (31.5%) | Â | |
Housewife/Houseman | 71 (21.7%) | Â | 60 (21.9%) | Â | |
Handyman | 6 (13.6%) | Â | 8 (21.2%) | Â | |
Retired | 6 (14%) | Â | 14 (10.2%) | Â |