The PHQ 9 score was divided into 5 intervals indicating the level of depressive disorder. Based on the data in this research, respondents included in the none interval (without depressive disorder) represented 51.94% (n = 791) of the research sample, respondents included in the mild interval represented 29.22% (n = 445) of the sample, respondents included in the moderate interval represented 10.64% (n = 162) of the sample, respondents included in the moderately severe interval represented 5.45% (n = 83) of the sample, and finally 2.76% (n = 42) of the research sample were respondents included in the severe interval. In terms of gender-income characteristics, the distribution was similar in several intervals, while the dominance of female students was evident. In the severe interval of PHQ 9, a certain level of proportionality can be observed for the female categories (≤160 Female: 28.6%; 160+ Female: 28.6%) and for the male category with lower incomes (≤160 Male: 26.2%).
