Depression levels of the general public increases during the COVID-19 pandemic in China: A web-based cross-sectional survey

Table 2 Beck Depression Inventory scores of respondents classified into various sub-samples, n (%)

Sub-samples	BDI scores
	0-13	14-19	20-28	29-63	χ2	P value
Gender					4.417	0.220
Male (n = 740)	441 (59.59)	81 (10.95)	137 (18.51)	81 (10.95)
Female (n = 1261)	748 (59.32)	174 (13.80)	205 (16.26)	134 (10.63)
Age (years old)					32.143	< 0.001
13-30 (n = 1177)	730 (62.02)	156 (13.25)	200 (16.99)	91 (7.73)
31-50 (n = 770)	425 (55.19)	91 (11.82)	138 (17.92)	116 (15.06)
> 50 (n = 54)	34 (62.96)	8 (14.81)	4 (7.41)	8 (14.81)
Education level					106.745	< 0.001
High school or below (n = 309)	125 (40.45)	31 (10.03)	75 (24.27)	78 (25.24)
College or above (n = 1692)	1064 (62.88)	224 (13.24)	267 (15.78)	137 (8.10)
Marital status					247.439	< 0.001
Unmarried (n = 874)	558 (63.84)	119 (13.62)	146 (16.70)	51 (5.84)
Married (n = 1057)	621 (58.75)	132 (12.49)	186 (17.60)	118 (11.16)
Divorced/widow (n = 70)	10 (14.29)	4 (5.71)	10 (14.29)	46 (65.71)
Occupation					26.911	< 0.001
Health professional (n = 384)	188 (48.96)	51 (13.28)	84 (21.88)	61 (15.89)
The others (n = 1617)	1001 (61.90)	204 (12.62)	258 (15.96)	154 (9.52)
Location of residence					9.508	0.023
High epidemic areas (n = 577)	324 (56.15)	70 (12.13)	122 (21.14)	61 (10.57)
Low epidemic areas (n = 1424)	865 (60.74)	185 (12.99)	220 (15.45)	154 (10.81)
Quarantine status					65.600	< 0.001
No (n = 1965)	1186 (60.36)	252 (12.82)	328 (16.69)	199 (10.13)
Yes (n = 36)	3 (8.33)	3 (8.33)	14 (38.89)	16 (44.44)
If preventative measures taken					426.533	< 0.001
Yes (n = 1828)	1169 (63.95)	244 (13.35)	294 (16.08)	121 (6.62)
More than seven (n = 173)	20 (11.56)	11 (6.36)	48 (27.75)	94 (54.34)
If returned to work					46.804	< 0.001
Yes (n = 1621)	1003 (61.88)	208 (12.83)	271 (16.72)	139 (8.57)
No (n = 380)	186 (48.95)	47 (12.37)	71 (18.68)	76 (20.00)

BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.