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Table 2 Distribution of depression/anxiety disorders according to general and occupational characteristics

From: The association between perceived discrimination and depression/anxiety disorders among Korean workers: analysis of the third Korean Working Conditions Survey

 

Depression/anxiety disorders

Male (N = 22,020)

Female (N = 13,510)

No (%)

Yes (%)

P-valuea

No (%)

Yes (%)

P-valuea

Total

19,778 (98.8 %)

242 (1.2 %)

0.001*

13,286 (98.3 %)

224 (1.7 %)

0.001*

General characteristics

 Age (years)

  

0.072

  

<0.001*

 20–29

2303 (98.8)

29 (1.2)

 

2739 (99.0)

28 (1.0)

 

 30–39

6369 (98.7)

87 (1.3)

 

4066 (98.6)

57 (1.4)

 

 40–49

5904 (99.0)

58 (1.0)

 

3919 (97.8)

87 (2.2)

 

 50–59

3664 (98.5)

55 (1.5)

 

1777 (98.4)

29 (1.6)

 

 ≥ 60

1539 (99.2)

12 (0.8)

 

784 (97.0)

24 (3.0)

 

 Education

  

0.360

  

<0.001*

 Middle school or below

1672 (99.0)

17 (1.0)

 

1490 (98.0)

30 (2.0)

 

 High school

7113 (98.6)

100 (1.4)

 

4844 (98.0)

97 (2.0)

 

 Collegeb

3199 (98.9)

35 (1.1)

 

2853 (99.3)

21 (0.7)

 

 University or above

7794 (98.9)

90 (1.1)

 

4099 (98.2)

76 (1.8)

 

 Alcohol drinking

  

0.587

  

0.345

 No

2716 (98.7)

36 (1.3)

 

4522 (98.2)

83 (1.8)

 

 Yes

17,063 (98.8)

205 (1.2)

 

8764 (98.4)

141 (1.6)

 

 Smoking

  

0.465

  

0.033*

 Nonsmoker

5801 (98.7)

75 (1.3)

 

12,111 (98.4)

193 (1.6)

 

 Ex-smoker

3333 (98.6)

46 (1.4)

 

397 (97.5)

10 (2.5)

 

 Current smoker

10,644 (98.9)

121 (1.1)

 

778 (97.4)

21 (2.6)

 

Occupational characteristics

 Employment status

  

0.467

  

0.257

 Regular worker

16,774 (98.8)

209 (1.2)

 

10,290 (98.4)

165 (1.6)

 

 Temporary worker

1915 (99.1)

18 (0.9)

 

2376 (98.2)

44 (1.8)

 

 Day laborer

1089 (98.6)

15 (1.4)

 

620 (97.6)

15 (2.4)

 

 Occupation type

  

0.055

  

<0.001*

 Management/professional

3773 (98.4)

62 (1.6)

 

3383 (98.8)

40 (1.2)

 

 Office work

5047 (98.9)

57 (1.1)

 

3207 (98.6)

45 (1.4)

 

 Service/sales

2421 (99.1)

23 (0.9)

 

3973 (98.3)

68 (1.7)

 

 Technical

5933 (98.7)

76 (1.3)

 

914 (96.4)

34 (3.6)

 

 Simple labor

2604 (99.1)

24 (0.9)

 

1808 (97.9)

38 (2.1)

 

 Income (/10,000/month)

  

0.086

  

0.426

 < 150

2762 (98.3)

47 (1.7)

 

5961 (98.3)

103 (1.7)

 

 150–199

3581 (98.8)

45 (1.2)

 

3386 (98.6)

48 (1.4)

 

 200–299

7003 (98.9)

75 (1.1)

 

2588 (98.3)

46 (1.7)

 

 ≥ 300

6432 (98.8)

75 (1.2)

 

1350 (98.0)

28 (2.0)

 

 Number of employees

  

0.081

  

<0.001*

 < 5

3305 (98.9)

36 (1.1)

 

3874 (98.8)

48 (1.2)

 

 5–49

10,439 (98.9)

118 (1.1)

 

6947 (98.6)

99 (1.4)

 

 50–299

4003 (98.4)

65 (1.6)

 

1925 (97.0)

59 (3.0)

 

 ≥ 300

2032 (98.9)

22 (1.1)

 

540 (96.8)

18 (3.2)

 

 Tenure (years)

  

0.019*

  

0.002*

 < 2

5941 (98.9)

66 (1.1)

 

6309 (98.5)

97 (1.5)

 

 2–4

4763 (98.4)

77 (1.6)

 

3976 (98.5)

61 (1.5)

 

 5–9

4336 (98.7)

55 (1.3)

 

1957 (98.3)

33 (1.7)

 

 ≥ 10

4738 (99.1)

44 (0.9)

 

1044 (96.9)

33 (3.1)

 

 Working hours (/week)

  

0.002*

  

0.034*

 ≤ 40

7221 (99.1)

64 (0.9)

 

6055 (98.6)

84 (1.4)

 

 41–48

4354 (98.9)

49 (1.1)

 

3044 (97.8)

67 (2.2)

 

 49–60

6149 (98.4)

99 (1.6)

 

3273 (98.4)

54 (1.6)

 

 > 60

2055 (98.6)

29 (1.4)

 

914 (98.0)

19 (2.0)

 

 Shift work

  

0.703

  

0.125

 No

17,467 (98.8)

36 (1.5)

 

12,478 (98.4)

209 (1.6)

 

 Yes

2311 (98.5)

206 (1.2)

 

808 (98.2)

15 (1.8)

 
  1. *p < 0.05
  2. aCalculated using the chi-square test
  3. ba 2–3-year college degree