Employment, Freedom, and Depression
by Alejandro Esquino Gomez on Oct 12, 2014 | Views: 261 | Score: 3
Not in workforce | Unemployed | Employed part time, want full time | Employed part time, do not want full time | Employed full time for employer | Employed full time for self | |
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Depression by employment status | 16.6 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
%
Sources:
gallup.com
There are two factors that seem to impact depression. The first is whether or not a person is employed. The second is the freedom that they feel in that position. People who are working the amount of hours that they want to be working or who get to make their own rules tend to be happier than those who don't.