Table 1 Demographics of Depressive Participants (BDI ≥ 17) and Non-Depressive Participants (BDI ˂ 17) participants in North Cyprus
Demographic Variables | Overall sample % | Depressive Participants % | Non-Depressive Participants % | x2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 978) | |||||
 Female | 47.4 | 30.1 | 69.9 | 20.005 | <0.001* |
 Male | 52.6 | 17.9 | 82.1 |  |  |
Age (n = 973) | |||||
 18-29 | 30.9 | 25.9 | 74.1 | 3.860 | 0,145 |
 30-50 | 43.4 | 20.4 | 79.6 |  |  |
 50 and above | 25.7 | 25.7 | 74.3 |  |  |
Birth Place (n = 978) | |||||
 Cyprus | 48.8 | 21.2 | 78.8 | 4.185 | 0.242 |
 Turkey | 45.8 | 26.7 | 73.3 |  |  |
 Britain | 1.3 | 23.1 | 76.9 |  |  |
 Other | 4.1 | 20.0 | 80.0 |  |  |
Marital Status (n = 978) | |||||
 Married | 73.1 | 19.7 | 80.3 | 20.211 | <0.001* |
 Single | 15.3 | 34.5 | 65.5 |  |  |
 Divorced | 4.1 | 29.6 | 70.4 |  |  |
 Widow | 7.5 | 40.4 | 59.6 |  |  |
Having Children (n = 870) | |||||
 No Children | 40.7 | 24.9 | 75.1 | 0.843 | 0.359 |
 Have Children | 59.3 | 22.2 | 77.8 |  |  |
Living Place (n = 977) | |||||
 Village | 30.6 | 22.7 | 77.3 | 0.032 | 0.857 |
 City | 69.4 | 23.3 | 76.7 |  |  |
Employment Status (n = 977) | |||||
 Employed | 59.1 | 17.0 | 83.0 | 34.271 | <0.001* |
 Unemployment | 40.9 | 33.2 | 66.8 |  |  |
Education Level (n = 978) | |||||
 Illiterate | 5.1 | 44.0 | 56.0 | 13.780 | 0.001* |
 Primary-Secondary School | 28.6 | 25.2 | 74.8 |  |  |
 High School and above | 66.3 | 21.3 | 78.7 |  |  |
Monthly Income (n = 975) | |||||
 1700 TL and beloved | 34.1 | 32.0 | 68.0 | 20.849 | <0.001* |
 1701-10,000 TL | 61.7 | 18.8 | 81.2 |  |  |
 10,000 TL and more | 4.3 | 26.2 | 73.8 |  |  |
Physical Illness (n = 977) | |||||
 Have Physical Disease | 9.2 | 36.7 | 63.3 | 9.272 | 0.002* |
 Doesn’t Have Physical Disease | 90.8 | 22.3 | 77.7 |  |  |
Whom Living With (n = 978) | |||||
 Alone | 13.8 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 19.524 | <0.001* |
 Spouse / Partner / Lover | 53.6 | 19.1 | 80.9 |  |  |
 Mother / Father / Brother | 18.7 | 22.4 | 77.6 |  |  |
 Other | 13.9 | 32.8 | 67.2 |  |  |
Alcohol Use (n = 976) | |||||
 Non-user | 23.2 | 24.0 | 76.0 | 2.536 | 0.281 |
 1-40 times | 28.3 | 26.5 | 73.5 |  |  |
 40 times and above | 48.6 | 21.5 | 78.5 |  |  |
Smoking (n = 976) | |||||
 Non-user | 30.7 | 21.5 | 78.5 | 1.177 | 0.555 |
 1-40 times | 15.6 | 25.0 | 75.0 |  |  |
 40 times and above | 53.8 | 24.6 | 75.4 |  |  |
Drug Use (n = 978) | |||||
 User | 30.4 | 26.0 | 74.0 | 6.672 | 0.010* |
 Non-user | 69.6 | 18.3 | 81.7 | ||