Distribution of depressive disorders among adults by sociodemographic characteristics
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Prevalence of depressive disorders | ||
| Current % (95% CI) | Lifetime % (95% CI) | ||
| Total | 2.68 (2.65 to 2.71) | 5.25 (5.21 to 5.29) | |
| Residence | Rural | 2.15 (2.12 to 2.18) | 4.48 (4.42 to 4.51) |
| Cities with population <1 million | 1.90 (1.84 to 1.96) | 4.93 (4.82 to 5.01) | |
| Cities with population >1 million | 5.17 (5.08 to 5.25) | 8.23 (8.11 to 8.33) | |
| Education | Illiterate (no formal education) | 3.63 (3.57 to 3.70) | 6.04 (5.95 to 6.11) |
| Primary (first to fifth std) | 3.11 (3.04 to 3.18) | 5.76 (5.67 to 5.85) | |
| Secondary (sixth to seventh std) | 2.70 (2.63 to 2.77) | 5.86 (5.76 to 5.96) | |
| High school (eighth to tenth std) | 2.26 (2.20 to 2.33) | 4.67 (4.57 to 4.76) | |
| PreUniversity/Vocational | 1.61 (1.54 to 1.68) | 3.20 (3.11 to 3.29) | |
| Graduate/Post graduate/Professional | 1.37 (1.30 to 1.42) | 4.49 (4.38 to 4.59) | |
| Occupation | Working | 2.70 (2.66 to 2.74) | 5.56 (5.50 to 5.61) |
| Not working | 2.66 (2.62 to 2.70) | 5.00 (4.95 to 5.05) | |
| Marital Status | Never married | 1.70 (1.65 to 1.75) | 2.87 (2.80 to 2.93) |
| Married | 2.75 (2.72 to 2.79) | 5.44 (5.39 to 5.48) | |
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 5.23 (5.06 to 5.39) | 11.23 (10.98 to 11.45) | |
| Income quintile | Lowest | 3.42 (3.35 to 3.50) | 6.36 (6.25 to 6.45) |
| Second | 3.14 (3.07 to 3.21) | 5.68 (5.58 to 5.77) | |
| Middle | 2.89 (2.82 to 2.95) | 5.42 (5.32 to 5.50) | |
| Fourth | 2.20 (2.14 to 2.26) | 4.21 (4.13 to 4.29) | |
| Highest | 1.91 (1.86 to 1.96) | 4.76 (4.68 to 4.84) | |