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Table 1 Cross-sectional Associations of Demographic Factors with Major Depressive Episode Prevalence*.

From: Markov models of major depression for linking psychiatric epidemiology to clinical practice

  

12-month prevalence (%)

95% C.I.

Overall

 

4.8

4.5 – 5.1

Sex

Male

3.7

3.3 – 4.1

 

Female

5.9

5.4 – 6.4

Age

15–25

6.2

5.4 – 7.0

 

26–45

5.6

5.0 – 6.0

 

46–65

4.4

3.8 – 5.0

 

> 65

2.0

1.5 – 2.4

Marital Status

Wid/Sep/Div/Single

4.4

2.5 – 3.1

 

Married/Single**

2.8

4.0 – 4.8

Education

Some > HS

4.8

4.4 – 5.3

 

≤ High School

4.8

4.3 – 5.2

  1. * Canadian Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey http://www.statcan.ca.
  2. ** includes "common law" status.