Table 4 Multivariate regression model: depressive symptoms†
Model D1 β (95% CI)Model D2 β (95% CI)Model D3 β (95% CI)Model D4 β (95% CI)Model D5 β (95% CI)
Observations24219524023978
Gender (1  =  female)2.07 (−0.90 to 5.04)0.75 (−2.43 to 3.93)1.32 (−1.47 to 4.10)2.46† (−0.45 to 5.37)5.74* (0.63 to 10.86)
Age0.01 (−0.12 to 0.14)−0.14 (−0.30 to 0.03)−0.02 (−0.14 to 0.11)0.01 (−0.12 to 0.14)−0.05 (−0.31 to 0.21)
Race
    Multiracial−0.07 (−3.85 to 3.72)1.43 (−2.74 to 5.60)2.85 (−0.95 to 6.65)1.85 (−2.03 to 5.73)0.53 (−5.72 to 6.78)
    Indian2.88 (−4.37 to 10.14)0.71 (−7.91 to 9.33)4.12 (−2.85 to 11.08)4.69 (−2.46 to 11.84)−1.03 (−12.34 to 10.27)
    White−8.38*** (−17.91 to 1.14)−6.4 (−15.49 to 2.68)−5.26 (−14.15 to 3.63)−7.57 (−16.86 to 1.72)−9.0 (−20.50 to 2.51)
Province
    KwaZulu-Natal−2.41 (−6.24 to 1.41)−2.19 (−6.43 to 2.05)−1.72 (−5.28 to 1.83)−2.4 (−6.15 to 1.36)−2.08 (−8.64 to 4.47)
    Western Cape−2.74 (−6.48 to 1.00)−1.87 (−5.76 to 2.02)−2.56 (−6.05 to 0.92)−4.23* (−8.00 to −0.46)−2.54 (−8.41 to 3.34)
No of people in household0.41*** (−0.05 to 0.86)0.26 (−0.32 to 0.84)0.42*** (−0.01 to 0.84)0.21 (−0.26 to 0.67)0.92† (−0.03 to 1.87)
Education
    G8–G12−4.99*** (−10.44 to 0.47)
    >G12−4.06 (−10.51 to 2.40)
Regular employment income0.84 (−4.30 to 5.98)
Non-employment income2.63* (0.39 to 4.86)
Total income in past 30 days−1.57*** (−3.26 to 0.12)
Place on community ladder−1.82** (−2.71 to −0.93)
Place on country ladder0.02 (−0.86 to 0.90)
Place on creditworthy ladder−0.73* (−1.29 to −0.17)
Events not including birth and catastrophe1.67* (0.33 to 3.00)
Birth4.89*** (−0.20 to 9.99)
Catastrophe9.29** (3.28 to 15.31)
Solo decision-making0.02 (−1.19 to 1.23)
Joint decision-making−1.12* (−2.20 to −0.04)
Constant17.23** (10.66 to 23.79)36.70** (22.06 to 51.33)28.42** (21.42 to 35.43)14.07** (7.40 to 20.74)20.31* (0.20 to 40.42)
R-squared0.0480.1330.1970.1270.31
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.10. †Depressive symptoms measured with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.27 28