Table 1

Demographic characteristics presented in the total study group, among the controls, in the four diagnostic categories and among the withdrawals.
Variable
 Total
 Controls
 1. Depressed
 2. Crisis reactions
 3. Psychiatric care, referral or current
 4. No psychiatric diagnosis
 Withdrawals (not interviewed)

(n = 135)
 (n = 76)
 (n = 32)
 (n = 8)
 (n = 6)
 (n = 4)
 (n = 9)
Age, year, mean
 46.2
 46.9
 49.1
 46.5
 42.0
 57.3
 27.8
     CI 95%
 43.4–48.9
 43.3–50.4
 42.7–55.4
 31.4–61.6
 29.9–54.1
 43.7–70.8
 19.6–36.0








Marital status
 (n) %
 (n) %
 (n) %
 (n) %
 (n) %
 (n) %
 (n) %
     Married/cohab
 (75) 44.0
 (46) 38.7
 (15) 53.1
 (6) 75
 (1) 16.7
 (3) 75
 (4) 55.6
     Single
 (59) 55.9
 (29) 61.3
 (17) 46.9
 (2) 25
 (5) 83.3
 (1) 25
 (5) 44.4








Divorced/separated
 (17) 12.3
 (8) 10.5
 (4) 12.5
 (1) 12.5
 (1) 16.7
 (0) 0
 (2) 22.2








Children






     Yes
 (76) 56.7
 (48) 63.2
 (19) 61.3
 (3) 37.5
 (1) 16.7
 (3) 75
 (2) 22.2
     No
 (58) 43.3
 (28) 36.8
 (12) 38.7
 (5) 62.5
 (5) 83.3
 (1) 25
 (7) 77.8

Education






     Primary/secondary school
 (39) 29.3
 (21) 28.0
 (12) 37.5
 (4) 50
 (1) 20
 (1) 75
 (0) 0
     High school/university
 (94) 70.7
 (54) 72.0
 (20) 62.5
 (4) 50
 (4) 80
 (3) 25
 (9) 100

Employment status






     Employed/study
 (97) 71.9
 (57) 75.0
 (22) 68.8
 (4) 50
 (3) 50
 (3) 75
 (8) 88.9
     Unemployed
 (4) 2.7
 (2) 2.6
 (1) 3.1
 (1) 12.5
 (0) 0
 (0) 0
 (0) 0
     Retired
 (25) 18.5
 (13) 17.1
 (8) 25.0
 (3) 37.7
 (0) 0
 (1) 25
 (0) 0
     Retired with disability pension
 (9) 6.7
 (4) 5.3
 (1) 3.1
 (0) 0
 (3) 50
 (0) 0
 (1) 11.1

Stromberg et al. BMC Family Practice 2008 9:34   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-34