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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 1
Percentage who experienced depression in past 12 months, by selected characteristics, employed population aged 25 to 64, Canada excluding territories, 2002
Characteristics Prevalence of depression in past 12 months
thousands
%
Total
489
3.7
Sex
Men1
184.6
2.6
Women
304.3
5.1*
Age group
25 to 44
317.2
4.1
45 to 641
171.8
3.2
Occupation
White-collar
264.6
3.9*
Sales or service
107.9
4.6*
Blue-collar1
77.6
2.5
Weekly work hours
1 to 29
90.5
5.7*
30 to 401
273.5
4.1
More than 40
124.3
2.6*
Work schedule
Regular day1
331.7
3.5
Regular evening or night
48.1E
5.6*E
Irregular or rotating shift
109.2
4
High self-perceived work stress
Yes
260.5
6*
No1
216.6
2.5
Marital status
Married or common-law1
292.7
3
Divorced, separated or widowed
98.8
7.5*
Never married
96.5
5*
Education
Postsecondary graduation
296.4
3.8
Some postsecondary
35.5E
4.2E
Secondary graduation or less1
151.5
3.5
Household income
Low, lower-middle or middle
114.6
4.7*
Upper-middle or high1
344.1
3.4
Chronic condition
Yes
328.2
4.9*
No1
159.8
2.5
Body mass index category
Underweight or normal1
241
4
Overweight
162.3
3.5
Obese
77.5
3.4
Any anxiety disorder, past 12 months
Yes
108.3
20*
No1
357.4
2.9
Any anxiety disorder in lifetime, not past 12 months
Yes
46.4
5*
No1
311
2.7
Alcohol or drug dependence, past 12 months
Yes
28.7E
9.3*
No1
458.6
3.6
1. Reference category
* Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05).
E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%).
Note: Based on 17,433 respondents, of whom 716 (255 men, 461 women) experienced depression in the past 12 months.
Data source: 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-being.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Health Reports, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.