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Table 4 Beta coefficients from linear regression models for 2008 CES-D10 depression scores across deprivation domains (N = 11,955)

From: The association between neighbourhood-level deprivation and depression: evidence from the south african national income dynamics study

CESD10

SAIMD Composite Index

SAIMD Income and Material

SAIMD Employment

SAIMD Education

SAIMD Living Environment

Deprivation (Standardised β)

0.31 (0.15)*

0.36 (0.16)*

0.38 (0.13)**

0.28 (0.15)

0.53 (0.16)**

Age

0.03 (0.01)***

0.03 (0.01)***

0.03 (0.01)***

0.03 (0.01)***

0.03 (0.01)***

Male

−0.69 (0.13)***

−0.68 (0.13)***

−0.68 (0.13)***

−0.7 (0.13)***

−0.66 (0.13)***

Marital status [married]

 Living with partner

0.85 (0.26)**

0.8 (0.26)**

0.84 (0.26)**

0.82 (0.26)**

0.8 (0.26)**

 Widow/widower

0.88 (0.28)**

0.87 (0.28)**

0.86 (0.28)**

0.89 (0.28)**

0.88 (0.28)**

 Divorced/separated

1.8 (0.52)***

1.78 (0.53)***

1.76 (0.52)***

1.82 (0.52)***

1.79 (0.52)***

 Never married

0.48 (0.2)*

0.45 (0.2)*

0.44 (0.19)*

0.47 (0.2)*

0.44 (0.2)*

Race [African]

 Coloured

−1.23 (0.34)***

−1.13 (0.32)***

−1.15 (0.34)***

−1.32 (0.34)***

−1.11 (0.32)***

 Asian/Indian

−0.4 (0.93)

−0.36 (0.9)

−0.33 (0.94)

−0.48 (0.91)

−0.27 (0.91)

 White

−2.16 (0.39)***

−1.95 (0.4)***

−2.03 (0.4)***

−2.18 (0.39)***

−1.93 (0.38)***

Gr. 9 or more education

−0.95 (0.16)***

−0.94 (0.16)***

−0.97 (0.16)***

−0.91 (0.16)***

−0.95 (0.16)***

Employment status [employed]

 Not economically active

0.19 (0.17)

0.19 (0.17)

0.16 (0.17)

0.23 (0.17)

0.2 (0.18)

 Unemployed discouraged

0.34 (0.32)

0.33 (0.32)

0.31 (0.32)

0.37 (0.32)

0.34 (0.32)

 Unemployed strict

1.11 (0.21)***

1.09 (0.21)***

1.07 (0.21)***

1.15 (0.21)***

1.08 (0.21)***

 HH Income (Standardised β)

−0.25 (0.12)*

−0.22 (0.12)

−0.24 (0.12)*

−0.24 (0.12)*

−0.23 (0.12)

 Durable goods

−0.61 (0.19)**

−0.62 (0.18)***

−0.68 (0.19)***

−0.61 (0.18)**

−0.61 (0.18)**

 Living environment deprived

0.16 (0.3)

0.16 (0.3)

0.17 (0.29)

0.2 (0.29)

−0.01 (0.3)

 Urban

0.55 (0.27)*

0.52 (0.26)*

0.44 (0.25)

0.57 (0.26)*

0.73 (0.28)**

 Negative events

0.14 (0.17)

0.14 (0.17)

0.16 (0.16)

0.17 (0.18)

0.2 (0.17)

 Negative events x deprivation

−0.35 (0.2)

−0.41 (0.2)*

−0.43 (0.21)*

−0.21 (0.2)

−0.3 (0.19)

 Constant

7.29 (0.43)***

7.29 (0.43)***

7.44 (0.42)***

7.24 (0.44)***

7.22 (0.44)***

  1. Note. *p < .05. **p < .01.***p < .001
  2. Square brackets indicate reference group for categorical variables
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