Table 3 Descriptives: Gender differences in mental health and mental health care use by employment status and period
|  |  | Mental health (1–5) | GP consultations | Psychiatrist consultations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | women | men | Â | women | men | Â | women | men | Â | ||
| Â | Â | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) | SD | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) | SD | sig. a | % | % | sig. b | % | % | sig. b |
2002 | Employed | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | *** | 5.5 | 3.5 | *** | 1.4 | 1.1 | Â |
Unemployed | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | Â | 10.5 | 7.3 | Â | 2.1 | 2.9 | Â | |
Non-employed | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | *** | 7.0 | 5.3 | * | 2.2 | 2.0 | Â | |
2005/2006 | Employed | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | *** | 8.9 | 6.1 | *** | 1.5 | 1.1 | * |
Unemployed | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | Â | 13.5 | 9.0 | ** | 3.5 | 1.6 | * | |
Non-employed | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | *** | 13.2 | 12.5 | Â | 3.2 | 3.6 | Â | |
2010 | Employed | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | *** | 10.8 | 7.6 | *** | 1.1 | 0.8 | * |
Unemployed | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | Â | 15.1 | 10.2 | *** | 3.4 | 3.0 | * | |
Non-employed | 3.6 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | *** | 14.1 | 12.9 | Â | 2.5 | 2.9 | Â | |