Association of catastrophic health expenditure with the risk of depression:mediating role of relative poverty

Project Title: Dataset on the Relationship Between Depression and Catastrophic Health Expenditure Description:This dataset is used to analyze the relationship between catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) in Chinese households and the risk of individual depression. File List: Source data: The main dataset containing household- and individual-level survey data. Relevant_Code_Script_Files: Stata analysis scripts. Key Variable Descriptions: CHE: Indicates whether catastrophic health expenditure occurred (1 = Yes, 0 = No) cesd_8 / cesd_20: Depression symptom scores based on the CES-D scale poor_40 / poor_50 / poor_60: Measures of relative poverty (assigned a value of 1 if the individual’s income is below the relative poverty line, otherwise 0) Usage Notes:It is recommended to use Stata for data analysis. Contact Information:For any questions, please contact: [e-mail]