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Table 4 German National Health Survey 1999, Mental Health Supplement [12].

From: The distribution of the common mental disorders: social inequalities in Europe

12 month prevalence:

      
 

Any mood disorder

Any anxiety disorder

 

%w

OR

CI

%w

OR

CI

Education

Hauptschule (2nd y school)

13.2

1.0

 

15.4

1.0

 

Mittlere Reife (= 'GCSE')

12.2

0.9

0.7–1.1

14.8

0.9

0.7–1.1

Abitur (= 'A levels')

9.5

0.7

0.5–0.9

11.3

0.7

0.5–0.9

Employment

FT employed

 

1.0

  

1.0

 

Unemployed

20.0

2.3

1.6–3.2

23.2

2.2

1.6–3.0

Social Class (an index combining education, income, and current job status)

Low

16.4

1.0

 

18.6

1.0

 

Medium

12.0

0.7

0.6–0.9

14.4

0.8

0.6–0.9

High

8.8

0.5

0.4–0.7

11.3

0.6

0.4–0.8