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Section III: Population Dynamics
Table 2. Percentage of adults with selected mental disorders who contacted a
mental health professional by demographic characteristics, past 12 months: National
Health Interview Survey, 1999
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Selected Mental Disorder |
Number of Selected Mental Disordersb |
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| Selected Demographic Characteristica |
Major Depression |
Generalized Anxiety |
Panic Attack |
Multiple Disorders |
Single Disorder |
Any of the Selected Disorders |
| Total |
31.1 |
36.3 |
33.0 |
41.8 |
23.3 |
28.6 |
| Age |
**** |
**** |
* |
*** |
** |
**** |
| 18-24 |
24.6 |
25.1 |
26.0 |
33.4 |
17.7 |
21.5 |
| 25-44 |
35.1 |
41.3 |
35.4 |
46.9 |
25.1 |
31.9 |
| 45-64 |
33.1 |
39.0 |
35.5 |
42.2 |
26.0 |
30.7 |
| 65+ |
15.6 |
16.4 |
15.5 |
16.1 |
15.1 |
15.3 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
| Male |
28.7 |
38.8 |
36.8 |
46.7 |
19.9 |
27.1 |
| Female |
32.4 |
35.1 |
31.4 |
40.0 |
25.0 |
29.3 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
** |
|
|
|
**** |
*** |
| Non-Hispanic White |
33.2 |
38.3 |
34.8 |
43.3 |
25.6 |
30.6 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
22.9 |
32.9 |
24.2 |
36.5 |
13.3 |
20.7 |
| Non-Hispanic Other |
26.7 |
37.0 |
47.0 |
40.9 |
18.4 |
25.7 |
| Hispanic (any race) |
23.9 |
25.8 |
23.6 |
35.2 |
15.9 |
20.9 |
| Family Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $20,000 or more |
30.0 |
36.1 |
30.9 |
41.3 |
23.2 |
27.7 |
| Less than $20,000 |
33.0 |
37.2 |
37.3 |
41.8 |
24.0 |
30.5 |
| Highest Level of Education |
** |
** |
|
|
**** |
**** |
| Less than high school |
27.3 |
26.0 |
35.1 |
38.9 |
15.9 |
23.3 |
| High school or some college |
30.1 |
37.9 |
31.0 |
41.1 |
22.3 |
27.9 |
| College graduate |
41.4 |
48.5 |
40.9 |
54.0 |
35.3 |
39.0 |
| Marital Status |
|
|
* |
|
* |
** |
| Married |
29.0 |
32.7 |
29.3 |
39.7 |
21.0 |
25.7 |
| Divorced/Separated/ Widowed |
35.2 |
38.3 |
41.6 |
44.4 |
27.9 |
33.2 |
| Unmarried/Single |
30.4 |
40.5 |
32.0 |
42.4 |
23.0 |
29.0 |
| MSA Sizec |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
| 1 million or greater |
31.6 |
38.1 |
34.1 |
40.5 |
26.7 |
30.6 |
| Less than 1 million |
30.3 |
32.4 |
31.7 |
40.3 |
21.8 |
26.9 |
| Non-MSA |
31.6 |
38.1 |
33.2 |
45.8 |
19.4 |
27.4 |
| Birthplace |
|
* |
|
|
|
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| United States |
31.3 |
37.5 |
33.8 |
42.6 |
23.6 |
29.0 |
| Other |
29.0 |
26.6 |
23.5 |
34.1 |
20.1 |
24.0 |
a Chi-square tests evaluating differences in 12-month
mental disorder rates among categories of demographic characteristics: *
p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001.
b
Multiple disorders: meeting criteria for at least two of major
depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic attack. Single disorder:
meeting criteria for only one of major depression, generalized anxiety disorder,
and panic attack.
c MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area. |
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