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Table 3 Associations between employment and occupational characteristics and prevalence of depressive symptoms by sex in older Koreans

From: Employment and occupation effects on late-life depressive symptoms among older Koreans: a cross-sectional population survey

Total N = 7,320

Prevalence of depressive symptoms

 

Male

Female

 

Total

%

p-valuea

Total

%

p-valuea

 

3178

  

4142

  

Employment status

 Employed

1874

9.9

0.012

1497

17.4

0.057

 Unemployed

1304

13.7

 

2645

20.3

 

Occupation skill level

 Third/Fourth skill level

230

10.9

0.068

51

7.7

0.030

 Second skill level

1283

9.3

 

922

16.3

 

 First skill level

361

10.7

 

524

20.1

 

 Unemployed

1304

13.7

 

2645

20.3

 

Working hours (hrs/wk)

  < 15

1351

12.2

0.298

2760

19.9

0.548

 15–29

311

13.9

 

346

18.0

 

 30–51

943

9.8

 

699

17.1

 

  ≥ 52

641

10.4

 

419

19.8

 
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