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14% 12% 10% 8%
20 to 44 45 to 64
6%
65 to 75 4% 2% 0% 2003
2005
2007
2009
Figure three. Proportion of 20 to 75 year old Ontarians with a Diagnosed Mood Disorder, by Age The proportion of adult Ontarians with a diagnosed mood disorder differs sharply by employment (figure 4). Those who have been unemployed for over a year have higher levels of mood disorders than employed Ontarians. Also, those who work 30 hours per week or more during a usual week (full-time) have significantly lower levels of mood disorders than those who work less than 30 hours per week (part-time). These results provide strong support for the suggestion that employment status is related to mood disorders (Orpana et al., 2009). The unemployed group is approximately 8% more likely to report having a diagnosed mood disorder than full-time employees. Therefore, those who have been unemployed for over one year represent a group that stand the benefit from strategies aimed at reducing or preventing mood disorders, compared to any other group examined in this report.