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Table 3 Prevalence of depressive symptoms by general characteristics

From: Working hours and depressive symptoms: the role of job stress factors

 

No. of total subjects

No. of subjects with depressive symptoms

%

Total

23,197

9977

43.0

Gender

 Men

12,509

5349

42.8

 Women

10,688

4628

43.3

Age

   

 19–29

3025

1160

38.3

 30–39

6357

2447

38.5

 40–49

7062

3049

43.2

 50–59

4743

2233

47.1

 60–69

1704

912

53.5

  ≥ 70

306

176

57.5

Education level

 Graduated high school or less

10,812

5387

49.8

 College

11,833

4415

37.3

 Higher than graduated college

552

175

31.7

Income (KRW)

  < 100

1227

652

53.1

 100–199

8940

4255

47.6

 200–299

7091

2894

40.8

  ≥ 300

5939

2176

36.6

Job category

 White collar

10,466

3739

35.7

 Pink collar

5735

2576

44.9

 Blue collar

6996

3662

52.3

Employment status

 Full-time employee

18,860

7735

41.0

 Temporary employee

3229

1605

49.7

 Day employee

1108

637

57.5

Physical problem

 Yes

10,836

5328

49.2

 No

12,361

4649

37.6

Irregular working time

 Yes

3672

1798

49.0

 No

19,525

8179

41.9

  1. Abbreviations: Korean Won, KRW