Sociodemographic factors associated with the use of mental health services in depressed adults: results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES)

Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample ( n = 2735; age = 48.00 ± 0.44 years, mean ± SE)

Characteristic	n	%
Gender
Men	782	33.5
Women	1953	66.5
Age group, years
19–34	459	24.8
35–49	703	29.7
50–64	745	25.1
≥ 65	828	20.4
Mental health services use
Yes	269	9.6
No	2466	90.4
Residential region
Urban	1973	80.1
Rural	762	19.9
Education level, years
≤ 6	1146	32.7
7–9	336	12.0
10–12	773	35.0
≥ 13	467	20.3
Marital status
Married	1793	63.5
Widowed	468	12.9
Divorced	150	5.9
Never married	314	17.7
Employment status
Employed	1348	52.2
Unemployed	1355	47.8
Monthly household income
< US$1000	1612	55.2
US$1000 to < US$3500	566	25.1
≥ US$3500	475	19.7
National health insurance type
National insurance	2469	93.0
Medical aid	264	7.0
Smoking status
Current	554	25.1
Past	412	15.3
Never	1768	59.6
Alcohol consumption status
Current	1025	31.2
Past or never	1708	68.8
Subjective health status
Very good	65	2.7
Good	620	24.3
Fair	836	34.3
Poor	908	30.0
Very poor	294	8.7
Perceived usual stress
Very high	474	17.9
High	1139	43.0
Low	936	33.3
Little	185	5.8
Ever diagnosed with a chronic disease
Arthritis	613	17.2
Diabetes	281	7.9
Hypertension	682	20.3
Angina	111	2.9
Asthma	141	4.5
Presence of chronic diseases ^a
Yes	1183	35.3
No	1552	64.7

Note: The sum of numbers in the subgroups does not equal the total number of subjects in this study; subjects with missing values were excluded.
n = unweighted sample size, % = population-weighted proportions, SE = standard error.
^aWith one or more of five chronic diseases: arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, angina, and asthma.

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