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Table 1 Prevalence of mental disorders in terms of determinant variables among Tehran residents aged 15 and above in 2007

From: Understanding determinants of socioeconomic inequality in mental health in Iran's capital, Tehran: a concentration index decomposition approach

Variable

Sample size (%)

Suspected cases (N)

Prevalence rate (%)

Gender (male)

8955 (40.4)

2686

30.0

Gender (female)

13180 (59.6)

5272

40.5

Ethnicity (Fars)

13012 (58.8)

4484

34.4

Ethnicity (Azeri)

5645 (25.5)

2295

40.6

Ethnicity (other)

3478 (15.7)

1322

38

Employment status (employed)

13707 (61.9)

4475

32.6

Employment status (unemployed)

8428 (38.1)

3504

41.5

SES (richest)

4393 (19.8)

1253

28.5

SES(second richest)

4389 (19.8)

1423

32.4

SES(middle)

4403 (19.9)

1560

35.4

SES(second poorest)

4387 (19.8)

1742

39.7

SES(poorest)

4563 (20.6)

2148

47

Education (academic)

4769 (21.5)

1308

27.4

Education (pre-academic)

15131 (68.3)

5611

37

Education (illiterate)

2235 (10)

1107

49.5

Health insurance (have)

16249 (73.3)

5707

35.1

Health insurance (not have)

5886 (26.7)

2277

38.6

Marital status (married)

19140 (86.4)

6631

34.6

Marital status (widowed)

2154 (9.7)

1066

49.4

Marital status (divorced)

397 (1.7)

193

48.6

Marital status (single)

444 (2)

144

32.4

Age group (15-24)

5201 (23.5)

1642

31.5

Age group (25-44)

9556 (43.1)

3204

33.5

Age group (45-64)

4992 (22.5)

1986

39.7

Age group (≥ 65)

2386 (10.7)

1197

50.1

Household size (1)

983 (4.4)

506

51.4

Household size (2-5)

19244 (87)

6790

35.2

Household size (≥ 6)

1908 (8.6)

779

40.8

District 1

931 (4.2)

272

29.2

District 2

934 (4.2)

301

32.2

District 3

871 (4)

205

23.5

District 4

1542 (7)

588

38.1

District 5

1450 (6.5)

445

30.6

District 6

917 (4.1)

285

31

District 7

919 (4.1)

333

36.2

District 8

1052 (4.7)

425

40.4

District 9

929 (4.2)

340

36.6

District 10

933 (4.2)

377

40.4

District 11

951 (4.3)

308

32.3

District 12

958 (4.3)

339

35.3

District 13

948 (4.3)

378

39.8

District 14

1154 (5.2)

440

38.1

District 15

1068 (5)

436

40.8

District 16

935 (4.2)

413

44.1

District 17

937 (4.2)

387

41.3

District 18

961 (4.3)

338

35.1

District 19

913 (4.1)

333

36.4

District 20

960 (4.3)

369

38.4

District 21

944 (4.2)

345

36.5

District 22

928 (4.2)

333

35.8