Table 1 Prevalence of clinical depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥ 20) by classification of participants in terms of basic socio-demographic characteristics

Age

0.10

2

0.947

17-20

933

62.2

672

72.0

261

28.0

21-24

502

33.5

361

71.9

141

28.1

25-40

65

4.3

48

73.8

17

26.2

Gender

4.11

1

0.042

Male

448

29.9

339

75.7

109

24.3

Female

1052

70.1

742

70.5

310

29.5

Ethnicity

1.12

2

0.570

Cypriot

1415

94.3

1024

72.4

391

27.6

Greek

67

4.5

45

67.2

22

32.8

Other

18

1.2

12

66.7

6

33.3

Residency (longest)

6.76

2

0.034

Metropolitan area

817

54.5

608

74.4

209

25.6

Rural areas

250

16.4

170

59.7

80

40.3

Sub-urban areas

433

29.1

303

66.9

130

34.1

Marital status

0.11

2

0.945

Single

1402

93.5

1010

72.0

392

28.0

Married/Living with a person

92

6.1

67

72.8

25

27.2

Separated/divorced

6

0.4

4

66.7

2

33.3

Children

1.37

4

0.242

No

1468

97.9

1055

71.9

413

28.1

Yes

32

2.1

26

81.2

6

18.8

Living status during study

2.75

1

0.030

Alone

333

22.2

228

68.5

105

31.5

Cohabiting

1167

87.8

853

73.1

314

26.9

Employment Status

1.31

1

0.250

Unemployed

1067

71.1

778

72.9

289

27.1

Employed

433

28.9

303

70.0

130

30.0