Table 2 Depressive symptoms of participants by community-level SES and individual-level SES from baseline CHARLS 2011
Characteristics | Total (n = 12,260) | Urban (n = 4821) | Rural (n = 7439) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
Community-level SES | |||
  Bottom tertile | 9.88(6.60) | 9.69(6.42) | 9.91(6.63) |
  Middle tertile | 8.80(6.47) | 8.37(6.36) | 8.96(6.51) |
  Top tertile | 6.87(5.74) | 6.68(5.65) | 7.51(6.02) |
Individual-level SES | |||
  Bottom tertile | 10.59(6.78) | 10.49(6.64) | 10.62(6.82) |
  Middle tertile | 8.52(6.24) | 7.89(5.93) | 8.87(6.37) |
  Top tertile | 6.43(5.44) | 5.87(5.19) | 7.22(5.67) |
Community-level SES (= bottom tertile) | |||
 Individual-level SES |  |  |  |
   Bottom tertile | 10.75(6.78) | 11.05(6.22) | 10.71(6.86) |
   Middle tertile | 9.40(6.42) | 8.95(6.67) | 9.48(6.37) |
   Top tertile | 7.39(5.42) | 6.22(4.77) | 7.57(5.50) |
Community-level SES (= middle tertile) | |||
  Individual-level SES |  |  |  |
   Bottom tertile | 10.49(6.88) | 10.23(7.13) | 10.58(6.79) |
   Middle tertile | 8.50(6.30) | 8.15(6.00) | 8.62(6.40) |
   Top tertile | 7.28(5.74) | 6.69(5.34) | 7.51(5.88) |
Community-level SES (= top tertile) | |||
  Individual-level SES |  |  |  |
   Bottom tertile | 10.12(6.48) | 10.25(6.45) | 9.88(6.56) |
   Middle tertile | 7.61(5.81) | 7.54(5.70) | 7.78(6.10) |
   Top tertile | 5.80(5.20) | 5.73(5.17) | 6.18(5.31) |