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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of self-rated depression and social capital among respondents aged 18 and over in Moscow, 2004, by gender (%)

From: Social capital – a mixed blessing for women? A cross-sectional study of different forms of social relations and self-rated depression in Moscow

Variable

Men (n = 510)

Women (n = 680)

Total (n = 1190)

p*

Self-rated depression

 Severe

25

32

29

0.000

 Mild

11

16

14

 

 None

64

52

57

 

Family relations

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

66

50

57

0.000

 Divorced/widowed

13

35

25

 

 Never married

21

15

18

 

Contact with relatives

 Regular

42

43

42

0.866

 Little

58

57

58

 

Extra-familial relations

Contact with friends/acquaintances

 Regular

52

46

48

0.039

 Little

48

54

52

 

Age-bridging contacts

 Regular

 58

 53

 55

 0.078

 Little

 42

 47

 45

 

Voluntary associations

 Member

30

22

25

0.002

 Non-member

70

78

75

 
  1. * p for gender difference