Depressive symptoms and socioeconomic status among the labor force: Evidence from China’s representative sample

Guoying Zhang, Chang Cai, Wenxin Zou, Lu Jing and Shaolong Wu

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the Chinese labor force; to explore the relationship between depressive symptoms and socioeconomic status among the Chinese labor force, including both the structural determinants and the intermediary determinants of health inequities; and to identify vulnerable populations who would benefit from intervention measures. Methods: Data were from the China Labor-Force Dynamics Survey (CLDS) 2016. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to assess depressive symptoms. The World Health Organization’s theoretical framework of the social determinants of health was adopted to analyze the relationship between social determinants and depressive symptoms. Results: Of the participants in the research from the Chinese labor force, 17.34% were identified as having depressive symptoms. Depression was significantly related to socioeconomic factors such as hukou status (p

Date: 2022
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