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Table 3 Summary statistics

From: A happy home? Socio-economic inequalities in depressive symptoms and the role of housing quality in nine European countries

Variable

Mean

SD

Min

Max

CES-D 8

4.92

3.70

0

24

Housing Quality

0.15

0.35

0

1

Demographic

    

Age

48.57

18.24

14

114

Age2

2691.83

1841.06

196

12,996

Male

0.49

0.50

0

1

Married or civil partnership

0.64

0.48

0

1

Number in household

2.64

1.37

1

13

Children at home

0.37

0.48

0

1

Socio-Economic

    

Years of Education

13.29

3.89

0

50

Equivalent income

26,989

13,865

3,806

109,100

Financial Strain:

    

 Living comfortably on current income

0.41

0.49

0

1

 Coping on current income

0.45

0.50

0

1

 Finding it difficult/very difficult to cope on current income

0.14

0.35

0

1

Main Activity:

    

 Paid Employment

0.53

0.50

0

1

 Education

0.08

0.27

0

1

 Welfare (unemployed/disabled)

0.08

0.27

0

1

 Retired

0.24

0.43

0

1

 Other

0.07

0.26

0

1

Early Life Experience

    

Growing up your household experienced:

    

 Severe financial difficulties

0.38

0.49

0

1

 Serious conflict between people

0.40

0.49

0

1

Community

    

Number of close friends

4.12

2.86

0

13

Below average participation in social activity compared to others

0.36

0.48

0

1

Victim of burglary or assault in last 5 years (anyone in household)

0.21

0.41

0

1

Local area feels safe to walk alone after dark

0.83

0.38

0

1

Trust in people

5.61

2.19

0

10

  1. Source: ESS, 2015. Authors’ calculations