Table 1 Characteristics of the general sample and of the sample with self-reported anxiety or depression (%)

Both genders

Women (51.7 %)

Men (48.3 %)

Both genders

Women (64.5 %)

Men (35.5 %)

Psychiatric outpatient visits last year

n = 10253

n = 5304

n = 4949

n = 1768

n = 1140

n = 628

 No

96.1

95.4

96.7

87.6

86.5

89.5

 Yes

3.9

4.6

3.3

12.4

13.5

10.5

Age

n = 10253

n = 5304

n = 4949

n = 1768

n = 1140

n = 628

 30–39

4.1

4.5

3.7

4.5

4.8

3.8

 40–49

29.9

30.5

29.3

29.0

27.1

32.2

 50–59

19.6

19.5

19.6

21.4

21.1

22.0

 60–69

30.9

29.7

32.1

27.3

26.8

28.0

 70–79

12.4

12.3

12.6

14.1

15.3

11.9

 80–87

3.1

3.5

2.7

3.7

4.7

1.9

Marital status

n = 10010

n = 5138

n = 4872

n = 1719

n = 1100

n = 619

 Single

23.6

29.7

17.1

32.5

36.4

25.7

 Married/cohabitant

76.4

70.3

82.9

67.5

63.6

74.3

Household income^a

n = 9625

n = 4858

n = 4767

n = 1640

n = 1033

n = 607

 Low

10.2

13.5

6.7

17.9

21.6

11.5

 Low middle

25.8

28.5

23.1

32.1

32.8

31.0

 High middle

36.3

33.1

39.5

32.4

30.2

36.1

 High

27.7

24.9

30.7

17.6

15.3

21.4

Education^b

n = 10149

n = 5249

n = 4900

n = 1740

n = 1126

n = 614

 Low

26.2

28.9

23.4

33.7

35.8

29.8

 Middle

33.6

31.9

35.3

32.2

32.8

31.3

 High

40.2

39.2

41.3

34.1

31.4

38.9

Degree of anxiety/depression

n = 10253

n = 5304

n = 4949

n = 1768

n = 1140

n = 628

 Not at all

82.8

78.5

87.3

-

-

-

 Moderate

16.8

20.9

12.4

97.3

97.0

97.9

 Severe

0.5

0.6

0.3

2.7

3.0

2.1

GP visits last year

n = 10197

n = 5269

n = 4928

n = 1763

n = 1136

n = 627

 No

19.3

15.4

23.5

9.5

7.9

12.4

 Yes

80.7

84.6

76.5

90.5

92.1

87.6