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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and association with depression amongst business owners (n = 745)

From: Cross sectional analysis of depression amongst Australian rural business owners following cyclone-related flooding

Variable

Total

Probable Depression

P-value

  

No

N = 618 (83%)

Yes

N = 127 (17%)

 

n

%

n (%)

n (%)

 

Demographics

 Age (n = 733, missing = 12) *Chi-square value = 4.38, df = 2*

16–34 years

95

13

78 (82.1)

17 (17.9)

0.112

35–54 years

340

46.4

272 (80)

68 (20)

 

55 years and over

298

40.7

257 (86.2)

41 (13.8)

 

 Gender (n = 732, missing = 13) *Chi-square value = 13.03, df = 1*

Female

492

67.2

424 (86.2)

68 (13.8)

< 0.001

Male

240

32.8

181 (75.4)

59 (24.6)

 

 Place of birth (n = 744, missing = 1) *Chi-square value = 0.83, df = 1*

Australian born

618

83.1

509 (82.4)

109 (17.6)

0.362

Overseas born

126

16.9

108 (85.7)

18 (14.3)

 

 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status (n = 730, missing = 15) *Chi-square value = 27.94, df = 1*

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

25

3.4

11 (44.0)

14 (56.0)

< 0.001

Non-Indigenous

705

96.6

595 (84.4)

110 (15.6)

 

 Relationship status (n = 729, missing = 16) *Chi-square value = 30.45, df = 1*

Single

192

26.3

134 (69.8)

58 (30.2)

< 0.001

In a relationship

537

73.7

469 (87.3)

68 (12.7)

 

 Highest education (n = 725, missing = 20) *Chi-square value = 9.49, df = 2*

Year 12 or less

177

24.4

144 (81.4)

33 (18.6)

0.009

Diploma/Trade/Tafe

237

32.7

185 (78.1)

52 (21.9)

 

University degree or higher

311

42.9

273 (87.8)

38 (12.2)

 

 Current work status (n = 736, missing = 9) *Chi-square value = 47.16, df = 2*

Not employed

100

13.6

59 (59.0)

41 (41.0)

< 0.001

Employed

556

75.5

477 (85.8)

79 (14.2)

 

Retired

80

10.9

73 (91.3)

7 (8.8)

 

 Annual household income (n = 727, missing = 18) *Chi-square value = 31.87, df = 3*

Prefer not to disclose

110

15.1

92 (83.6)

18 (16.4)

< 0.001

Under $50,000

242

33.3

178 (73.6)

64 (26.4)

 

$50,000–$100,000

219

30.1

192 (87.7)

27 (12.3)

 

Over $100,000

156

21.5

146 (93.6)

10 (6.4)

 

 Housing status at the time of the flood (n = 738, missing = 7) *Chi-square value = 15.46, df = 2*

Renting/Other

202

27.4

150 (74.3)

52 (25.7)

< 0.001

Had a mortgage

316

42.8

267 (84.5)

49 (15.5)

 

Owned a home outright

220

29.8

194 (88.2)

26 (11.8)