Table 3 Comparison of observed means and variances with estimated factor means and variance European Social Survey, Belgian sample 2006-2007 (51)
From: Measurement equivalence of the CES-D 8 in the general population in Belgium: a gender perspective
| Â | MEANS | VARIANCES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Male | Female | Δ; p | Male | Female | Ratio; p |
Observed score | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Depressed | 0.36 | 0.61 | 0.25; 0.000 | 0.38 | 0.59 | 0.64; 0.000 |
   Sad | 0.37 | 0.65 | 0.28; 0.000 | 0.35 | 0.52 | 0.67; 0.000 |
   Lonely | 0.32 | 0.43 | 0.11; 0.001 | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.79; 0.000 |
   Happy | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.11; 0.004 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.93; 0.185 |
   Enjoyed life | 0.95 | 1.10 | 0.15; 0.000 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.90; 0.050 |
   Everything an effort | 0.59 | 0.73 | 0.16; 0.000 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.78; 0.005 |
   Restless sleep | 0.73 | 0.93 | 0.20; 0.000 | 0.70 | 0.87 | 0.80; 0.132 |
   Could not get going | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.07; 0.032 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.91; 0.031 |
   Mean total score | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.17; 0.000 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.76; 0.000 |
Estimated score | 0.39 | 0.59 | 0.20; 0.000 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 0.65; 0.000 |