The Role of Social Support and Socioeconomic Factors in the Prediction of Depression among First-Year Undergraduate Students

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the first-year undergraduate students.

Variable	Subgroup	Number (%)	of depression	value
Gender	Female	174 (79.1)		0.001
	Male	46 (20.9)
Age	18-19	94 (42.7)		0.70
	20-21	126 (57.3)
Marital status	Single	176 (80.0)		0.37
	Married	44 (20.0)
Ethnicity	Fars	105 (47.7)		0.10
	Lor	87 (39.5)
	Other	28 (12.7)
Current residency	Dormitory	176 (80.0)		0.60
	With family	44 (20.0)
Father education	Illiterate	35 (15.9)		0.09
	< dip	104 (47.3)
	> dip	81 (36.8)
Mother education	Illiterate	26 (11.8)		0.71
	< dip	116 (52.7)
	> dip	78 (35.5)
Having private laptop	No	84 (38.2)		0.34
	Yes	136 (61.8)
Having private car	No	179 (81.4)		0.06
	Yes	41 (18.6)
Having income	No	140 (63.6)		0.47
	Yes	80 (36.4)
Family income	<$200	21 (9.6)		0.48
	$200-$250	115 (52.3)
	>$250	84 (38.2)