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Table 1 Characteristics of the survey sample (n = 11,576; un-weighted data)

From: The intergenerational production of depression in South Korea: results from a cross-sectional study

Variable

Categories

Men

Women

n

%

n

%

Age

less than 40

1374

26.0

1430

22.7

40 to 59

2095

39.6

2293

36.5

60 and older

1819

34.4

2565

40.8

Marital status

married

4378

82.8

4294

68.3

widowed

151

2.9

1442

22.9

separated

52

1.0

82

1.3

divorced

218

4.1

268

4.3

single

489

9.3

202

3.2

Highest parental education

did not complete elementary school

2280

43.1

2932

46.6

elementary school

1500

28.4

1617

25.7

middle school

585

11.1

709

11.3

high school

644

12.2

703

11.2

technical college

56

1.1

75

1.2

university

203

3.8

231

3.7

graduate school

20

0.4

21

0.3

Economic conditions in childhood

very poor

566

10.7

581

9.2

poor

1899

35.9

1914

30.4

average

2228

42.1

2843

45.2

rich

542

10.3

859

13.7

very rich

53

1.0

91

1.5

Educational attainment

did not complete elementary school

420

7.9

1485

23.6

elementary school

901

17.0

1373

21.8

middle school

658

12.4

782

12.4

high school

1792

33.9

1722

27.4

technical college

407

7.7

298

4.7

university

956

18.1

577

9.2

graduate school

154

2.9

51

0.8

Received inheritance

yes

1452

27.5

960

15.3

no

3836

72.5

5328

84.7

Household income

<1000

1205

22.8

1985

31.6

1000-1999

1199

22.7

1418

22.6

2000-2999

972

18.4

998

15.9

3000-3999

680

12.9

654

10.4

4000-4999

479

9.1

476

7.6

5000-5999

246

4.7

246

3.9

6000-6999

193

3.7

199

3.2

7000-7999

139

2.6

127

2.0

8000-8999

67

1.3

63

1.0

9000-999

33

0.6

38

0.6

>10000

75

1.4

84

1.3

Depressive symptoms

few (0–8 on the CES-D)

4154

78.6

4258

67.7

regular (9 or more on the CES-D)

1134

21.4

2030

32.3