Table 2 Frequency of the different categories of the independent variables and prevalence of mental distress and disorder within these categories (BCR-sample)
From: The mental health of unemployed Brussels youth: the role of social and material resources
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | N | Mental distress (%) | Mental disorder (%) | N | Mental distress (%) | Mental disorder (%) |
TOTAL BCR-SAMPLE | 501 | 52.30 | 32.30 | 605 | 68.60 | 47.80 |
Social resources | ||||||
Social support | 487 | *** | *** | 590 | ** | *** |
Low social support | 43 | 58.10 | 39.50 | 28 | 85.70 | 71.40 |
Medium social support | 61 | 77.00 | 57.40 | 77 | 84.40 | 67.50 |
High social support | 383 | 48.80 | 28.20 | 485 | 65.80 | 43.90 |
Material resources | ||||||
Self-perceived financial situation | 486 | * | * | 589 | * | ** |
Comfortable | 220 | 46.40 | 27.30 | 259 | 63.30 | 40.50 |
Modest | 229 | 56.30 | 34.50 | 286 | 72.40 | 52.40 |
Poor | 37 | 62.20 | 45.90 | 44 | 81.80 | 68.20 |
Living arrangements (respondent lives…) | 494 | 602 | * | |||
with his/her parents | 371 | 49.60 | 29.60 | 401 | 65.10 | 44.90 |
with his/her partner | 30 | 66.70 | 50.00 | 91 | 70.30 | 47.30 |
alone | 42 | 57.10 | 33.30 | 52 | 82.70 | 61.50 |
with friends or acquaintances | 51 | 56.90 | 39.20 | 58 | 75.90 | 55.20 |
Educational attainment | 490 | 592 | ||||
Secondary education | 327 | 51.10 | 33.90 | 322 | 65.20 | 46.30 |
Post-secondary education | 163 | 53.40 | 28.20 | 270 | 72.60 | 49.30 |
Escape-avoidance behaviour | ||||||
Used medication in the last 30 days? | 477 | * | ** | 598 | ** | * |
No | 353 | 49.60 | 29.50 | 330 | 63.90 | 43.60 |
Yes | 124 | 62.10 | 42.70 | 268 | 74.30 | 53.40 |
Used alcohol in the last 30 days? | 473 | 594 | *** | ** | ||
No | 194 | 49.50 | 33.50 | 320 | 62.20 | 42.80 |
Yes | 279 | 55.90 | 33.00 | 274 | 75.50 | 53.60 |
Used cannabis in the last 30 days? | 467 | * | 587 | *** | * | |
No | 360 | 49.20 | 29.70 | 526 | 66.20 | 46.20 |
Yes | 107 | 62.60 | 39.30 | 61 | 88.50 | 62.30 |