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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (N = 3358)

From: A comparison of recommendations and received treatment for mood and anxiety disorders in a representative national sample

Variable

Level

Frequency (%)

95% CI

Age

18-24

9.1

7.6 - 10.7

25-34

16.8

14.6 - 19.0

35-44

18.3

16.2 - 20.4

45-54

20.9

18.2 - 23.5

55-64

19.9

18 .0 - 21.9

65-74

11.0

9.8 - 12.1

74+

4.0

3.3 - 4.8

Sex

Female

63.6

61.6 – 65.7

Male

36.4

34.3 – 38.4

Disorder type

Mood only

45.3

42.3 - 48.21

Anxiety only

24.0

21.4 – 26.5

Mood & anxiety

30.7

28.1 – 33.4

Sexuality

Heterosexual

92.3

90.0 - 94.6

Homosexual

4.2

2.3 - 6.2

Bisexual

3.5

2.2 - 4.8

Income

I > 50 k/yr

60.9

58.4 - 63.5

I < 50 K/yr

39.1

36.5 – 41.6

Marital status

Married

43.7

40.8 - 46.5

Common-law

12.5

10.4 - 14.5

Widowed

4.1

3.3 - 4.8

Separated

4.9

3.7 – 6.2

Divorced

8.7

7.2 - 10.2

Single

26.1

23.7 - 28.6

Work status

Job in past week

53.0

50.0 - 55.9

Job, but absent, in past week

7.7

6.0 - 9.4

No job in past week

30.0

27.5 - 32.6

Unable to work

9.3

7.7 - 10.8

House hold education

Not graduated secondary school

6.1

5.0 - 7.1

Graduated secondary school

14.8

12.7 - 16.8

Some post-secondary

4.0

3.0 - 5.2

Graduated post-secondary

75.1

72.7 - 77.4

Immigrant status

Immigrant

12.5

9.9 - 15.1

Non-immigrant

87.5

84.9 - 90.1

Habitat

Urban

82.3

80.4 - 84.2

Rural

17.7

15.8 - 19.6

Health professionals seen in past 12 months

None

23.0

20.1 - 25.3

Social worker/counsellor

17.9

15.8 - 20.1

Psychologist

16.9

14.2 - 19.5

Psychiatrist

19.7

17.3 - 22.0

Family doctor

65.0

62.2 - 67.8

Nurse

9.7

07.9 - 11.5

MD other

5.2

04 - 06.4

Health professional, other

2.2

01.4 - 03.0