Table 1

Descriptive characteristics for the complete sample and individuals diagnosed with any mental disorder, depression and anxiety: São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey, 2005–2007

Variables	Without mental disorders		Any mental disorder		Depression		Anxiety		Total
Variables	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	Per cent
Total	2584	72.95	958	27.05	370	10.45	541	15.27	3542	100.00
Sex
Women	1356	68.38	627	31.62	271	13.67	374	18.86	1983	55.99
Men	1228	78.77*	331	21.23*	99	6.35*	167	10.71*	1559	44.01
Age
18–39	1046	71.40	419	28.60	169	11.54	207	14.13	1465	41.36
40–59	1066	71.11	433	28.89	173	11.54	263	17.55*	1499	42.32
60+	472	81.66*	106	18.34*	28	4.84*	71	12.28	578	16.32
Income†
Low (US$1851)	840	70.83	346	29.17	131	11.05	185	15.60	1186	33.48
Medium (US$5045)	857	72.87	319	27.13	121	10.29	189	16.07	1176	33.20
High (US$20040)	887	75.17*	293	24.83*	118	10.00	167	14.15	1180	33.32
Education
Basic	1392	72.96	516	27.04	190	9.96	305	15.99	1908	53.87
High school	807	73.10	297	26.90	121	10.96	153	13.86	1104	31.17
College	385	72.64	145	27.36	59	11.13	83	15.66	530	14.96
Marital status
Single (never married)	740	71.29	298	28.71	117	11.27	142	13.68	1038	29.31
Divorced/widowed	454	67.76	216	32.24	85	12.69	128	19.11*	670	18.92
Married	1390	75.79*	444	24.21*	168	9.16	271	14.78	1834	51.78
Income inequality‡
Low (0.18)	540	75.95	171	24.05	53	7.45	99	13.92	711	20.07
Medium (0.23)	831	71.52*	331	28.49*	138	11.88*	196	16.87	1162	32.81
High (0.34)	1213	72.68	456	27.32	179	10.73*	246	14.74	1669	47.12

*p<0.05 (in relation to the first category of the variable).
†Values in brackets refer to average income (in US$).
‡Values in brackets refer to average Gini coefficient.