Associations between conformity to masculine norms and depression: age effects from a population study of Australian men

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics for the overall sample

	N	%
Age categories (M, SD)
15–17 years (15.98, 0.81)	986	6.8
18–25 years (21.42, 2.31)	2196	15.1
26–35 years (30.81, 2.86)	3141	21.6
36–50 years (43.15, 4.27)	6205	42.8
51–55 years (52.86, 1.33)	1988	13.7
Region
Major cities	8559	59.0
Inner regional areas	3222	22.2
Outer regional areas	2735	18.8
Country of birth
Australia	11,179	77.0
Overseas	3294	22.7
Did not report	43	0.3
Sexuality
Heterosexual	13,190	90.9
Bisexual/homosexual/other	652	4.5
Not sure	311	2.1
Did not report	363	2.5
Education^a
Pre year 12	1826	13.5
Year 12	2000	14.8
Certificate/diploma	6136	45.3
Undergraduate degree	2092	15.5
Postgraduate degree	1241	9.2
Did not report	235	1.7
Employment status^a
Employed	11,472	84.8
Unemployed	1115	8.2
Not in labour force	815	6.0
Did not report	128	0.9
Marital status^a
Never married	3510	25.9
Widowed/divorced/separated	883	6.5
Married/de-facto	9012	66.6
Did not report	125	0.9
Clinically significant depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10)	1905	13.1
12-month depression history	1822	12.6