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Table 1 Demographic descriptions for study variables and their depression comparison

From: Feeling matters: perceived social support moderates the relationship between personal relative deprivation and depressive symptoms

Variable

Total (n = 914)

M ± SD/f (%)

No Depression (n = 390)

M ± SD/f (%)

Depression (n = 524)

M ± SD/f (%)

t/χ2

RD in psychological strain

25.86 ± 8.01

21.95 ± 7.01

28.78 ± 7.46

−14.017***

Social support

62.05 ± 9.90

66.98 ± 7.21

58.37 ± 10.04

14.386***

RD in income

18.23 ± 3.28

17.43 ± 3.04

18.83 ± 3.34

−6.508***

Ln (monthly-income)

9.06 ± 0.50

9.16 ± 0.49

8.99 ± 0.49

5.084***

ISEI

54.06 ± 14.28

54.27 ± 13.44

53.91 ± 14.88

0.384

Sex

   

0.346

 Female

442(48.36)

193(43.67)

249(56.33)

 

 Male

472(51.64)

197(41.74)

275(58.26)

 

Age

   

2.012

 17–29

333(36.43)

132(39.64)

201(60.36)

 

 30–39

414(45.30)

185(44.69)

229(55.31)

 

 40–59

167(18.27)

73(43.71)

94(56.29)

 

Marital

   

4.311

 Single

216(23.63)

91(42.13)

125(57.87)

 

 Married

625(68.38)

276(44.16)

349(55.84)

 

 Others

73(7.99)

23(31.51)

50(68.49)

 

Education

   

4.815*

 College and below

486(53.17)

191(39.30)

295(60.70)

 

 Bachelor and above

428(46.83)

199(46.50)

229(53.50)

 

Residence

   

24.830***

 Rural

146(15.97)

35(23.97)

111(76.03)

 

 Urban

768(84.03)

355(46.22)

413(53.78)

 
  1. Note. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001