Research Article

Socioeconomic Conditions and Risk of Mental Depression: An Empirical Analysis for Brazilian Citizens

Table 1

Mean and standard deviation of income by deciles of the distribution of average family income (Brazilian Reals in 2008), by gender.

Decile MenWomen
Mean Std. Dev. Mean Std. Dev.

1 62.40 26.80 61.75 27.11
2 124.20 26.58 124.34 26.58
3 179.31 32.52 179.98 32.52
4 235.00 40.32 235.40 40.27
5 303.80 50.49 302.98 50.25
6 388.37 59.81 387.06 59.47
7 494.70 70.06 494.89 69.78
8 675.76 94.13 674.97 94.82
9 1040.04 179.61 1039.82 181.05
10 2939.34 2667.02 2800.99 2155.18