Research Article

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

Table 5

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

Quartile MenWomen
Mean Std. Dev. Mean Std. Dev.

1 107.87 48.08 108.27 48.81
2 256.63 60.84 256.20 60.22
3 476.04 107.41 474.42 107.39
4 1712.57 1936.79 1654.04 1626.39