Research Article

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

Table 3

Results from Model 1 (% marginal effects).

Variables A B
Men WomenMen Women

income(log) −0.389* −0.564* −0.299* −0.386*
school 0.0523*** 0.141* 0.0923* 0.238*
school2 −0.00362*** −0.0228* −0.00537* −0.0268*
age 0.282* 0.77* 0.346* 0.893*
age2 −0.00256* −0.00809* −0.00363* −0.0102*
black −0.969* −2.11* −1.02* −2.19*
asian −0.905** −3.91* −0.887** −3.61*
mulatto −0.362* −0.841* −0.374* −0.863*
married −1.82* −0.583* −1.82* −0.827*
child −0.247** −0.762* −0.128 −0.415**
famsize −0.161* −0.453* −0.15* −0.413*
headfam −0.446* 1.88* −0.448* 1.5*
urban 0.987* 1.65* 0.833* 1.38*
south 0.879* 2.67* 0.746* 2.34*
north −1.0* −2.68* −1.06* −2.66*
central −0.143 0.439** −0.231** 0.174
neast −0.537* −2.02* −0.473* −1.73*
physd 4.99* 10.5*
year2 −1.04* −1.29* −0.919* −0.920*
year3 −1.02* −1.58* −0.923* −1.18*
physd1 2.38* 6.65*
physd2 2.59* 4.47*
physd3 5.05* 8.72*
physd4 1.2* 2.22*
physd5 2.78* 5.44*
physd6 3.81* 4.77*
physd7 2.93* 7.06*
physd8 3.96* 9.43*
physd9 3.62* 7.55*
physd10 3.59* 6.99*
physd11 5.29* 10.7*

N 239,776 262,169 239,776 262,169
Pseudo 8.2 8.3 11.6 11.3
Log likelihood −35252.7 −77067.6 −33970.5 −74551.3
LR (d.f) 316.93 (20) 419.48 (30)

*denotes significance at 1%;
**denotes significance at 5%;
***denotes significance at 10%.