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标题：Socioeconomic Conditions and Risk of Mental Depression: An Empirical Analysis for Brazilian Citizens
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作者：Marcelo Justus dos Santos ; Henrique Coelho Kawamura ; Ana Lúcia Kassouf 等
期刊名称：Economics Research International
印刷版ISSN：2090-2123
电子版ISSN：2090-2131
出版年度：2012
卷号：2012
DOI：10.1155/2012/278906
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is any relationship between socioeconomic factors and mental depression, specifically in connection with family income and education. Our empirical model was estimated using the database of three National Household Sampling Surveys (1998, 2003, and 2008) and their special supplements on the health status of the Brazilian population. Analyses for men and women were conducted separately. Family income proved to be a protective factor against depression for both men and women. With regard to the effects of education, the estimates indicate that the maximum risk of depression occurs when women have approximately four years of schooling and men have about eight. Above these levels, the risk decreases as schooling years increase.