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Major Depressive Episode Among Adults

bullet 2006 Mental health detailed tables (HTML);    (PDF format Depression tables 6.27 to 6.41)

bullet 2005 Mental health detailed tables (HTML);    (PDF format Depression tables 6.45 to 6.67)

bulletMajor depressive episode by gender and other demographics, 2004

bulletMajor depressive episode by gender, geography, and general health status, 2004

bulletStandard Errors for above tables on major depressive episode by gender, demographics, geography, & general health

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 Major Depressive Episode by Gender & Demographics

NOTE:  Estimates in this table are based on a subsample of respondents aged 18 or older. See Section B.4.5 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.

 

Table SP78.1A   Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older by Gender and Other Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

Demographic Characteristic

LIFETIME MDE1

PAST YEAR MDE1

Male

Female

Male

Female

TOTAL

10,114  

21,489  

5,722  

11,365  

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

 

 

 

 

     Not Hispanic or Latino

9,278  

19,666  

5,114  

10,264  

          White

7,909  

16,727  

4,272  

8,515  

          Black or African American

906  

1,859  

574  

1,113  

          American Indian or Alaska Native

20  

*  

*  

*  

          Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*  

*  

*  

*  

          Asian

276  

526  

165  

263  

          Two or More Races

*  

*  

*  

*  

     Hispanic or Latino

836  

1,823  

608  

1,100  

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

     < High School

1,728  

2,448  

1,261  

1,656  

     High School Graduate

2,805  

6,182  

1,717  

3,458  

     Some College

2,972  

6,874  

1,700  

3,841  

     College Graduate

2,609  

5,985  

1,044  

2,411  

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

 

 

 

 

     Full-Time

6,229  

11,400  

3,200  

5,853  

     Part-Time

1,295  

3,575  

820  

1,645  

     Unemployed

568  

846  

410  

425  

     Other2

2,022  

5,669  

1,292  

3,441  

MARITAL STATUS

 

 

 

 

     Married

4,595  

10,102  

2,220  

4,854  

     Widowed

*  

1,314  

*  

798  

     Divorced or Separated

1,630  

4,872  

1,034  

2,736  

     Never Married

3,760  

5,200  

2,379  

2,977  

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE:  Estimates in this table are based on a subsample of respondents aged 18 or older.  See Section B.4.5 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.
NOTE:  Major Depressive Episode (MDE) is defined as a period of at least 2 weeks when a person experienced a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities and had a majority of the symptoms for depression as described in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). 
1Respondents with unknown data for the respective Lifetime or Past Year MDE measure are excluded.
2Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category.
Source:  SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 (subsample).

 

 

 

Table SP78.1B   Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older by Gender and Other Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2004

Demographic Characteristic

LIFETIME MDE1

PAST YEAR MDE1

Male

Female

Male

Female

TOTAL

9.8  

19.4  

5.6  

10.3  

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

 

 

 

 

     Not Hispanic or Latino

10.4  

20.1  

5.7  

10.5  

          White

10.8  

21.4  

5.8  

10.9  

          Black or African American

8.6  

14.1  

5.5  

8.4  

          American Indian or Alaska Native

4.0  

*  

*  

*  

          Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*  

*  

*  

*  

          Asian

7.4  

10.9  

4.4  

5.5  

          Two or More Races

*  

*  

*  

*  

     Hispanic or Latino

6.2  

14.1  

4.5  

8.5  

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

     < High School

9.7  

13.3  

7.1  

9.0  

     High School Graduate

8.9  

17.2  

5.4  

9.6  

     Some College

12.4  

24.0  

7.1  

13.4  

     College Graduate

8.9  

21.8  

3.6  

8.8  

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

 

 

 

 

     Full-Time

9.1  

22.6  

4.7  

11.6  

     Part-Time

13.3  

19.5  

8.4  

9.0  

     Unemployed

15.5  

22.5  

11.2  

11.3  

     Other2

9.5  

14.9  

6.1  

9.1  

MARITAL STATUS

 

 

 

 

     Married

7.5  

16.8  

3.6