Research Article

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

Table 4

Results from Model 2 (% marginal effects).

Variables A B
Men Women Men Women

income2 −0.0885 0.0905 −0.107 0.0994
income3 −0.155 −0.433*** −0.136 −0.408
income4 −0.234 −0.589** −0.17 −0.51***
income5 −0.644* −0.655** −0.568* −0.577**
income6 −0.509* −1.03* −0.432* −0.864*
income7 −0.722* −1.02* −0.613* −0.832*
income8 −0.769* −1.1* −0.637* −0.848*
income9 −0.815* −1.46* −0.651* −1.18*
income10 −1.15* −1.65* −0.922* −1.1*
school 0.0544*** 0.147* 0.0959* 0.251*
school2 −0.00389** −0.0234* −0.00574* −0.0280*
age 0.283* 0.769* 0.347* 0.893*
age2 −0.00257* −0.00808* −0.00363* −0.0102*
black −0.969* −2.11* −1.02* −2.19*
asian −0.905** −3.92* −0.889** −3.63*
mulatto −0.360* −0.839* −0.372* −0.862*
married −1.82* −0.599* −1.82* −0.846*
child −0.249** −0.765* −0.127 −0.414**
famsize −0.156* −0.449* −0.147* −0.416*
headfam −0.441* 1.87* −0.447* 1.48*
urban 0.977* 1.64* 0.828* 1.39*
south 0.881* 2.68* 0.749* 2.35*
north −1.01* −2.68* −1.06* −2.67*
central −0.152 0.427** −0.239** 0.162
neast −0.532* −2.02* −0.474* −1.75*
physd 5.0* 10.5*
physd1 2.38* 6.65*
physd2 2.59* 4.47*
physd3 5.05* 8.70*
physd4 1.2* 2.23*
physd5 2.77* 5.43*
physd6 3.81* 4.77*
physd7 2.92* 7.07*
physd8 3.97* 9.43*
physd9 3.63* 7.57*
physd10 3.58* 6.99*
physd11 5.28* 10.7*
year2 −1.01* −1.23* −0.892* −0.881*
year3 −1.09* −1.67* −0.976* −1.24*

N 239,776 262,169 239,776 262,169
Pseudo 8.2 8.3 11.6 11.3
Log likelihood −35250.2 −77066.8 −33967.1 −74547.3
LR (d.f) 322.83 (28) 424.34 (38)

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