TABLE 3.
Social-Demographic Variables by Application/Receipt (Persons with Any Mental Disorder)
| Application/Receipt Category |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Persons with a Mental Disorder (95% CIs), n = 4,023 | Applied for and Received SSDI and/or SSI (95% CIs), n = 1,071 | Applied for SSDI and/or SSI: Didn't Receive Either (95% CIs), n = 445 | Didn't Apply for SSDI or SSI (95% CIs), n = 2,507 | Comparisons* | |
| Sex | a,b | ||||
| Female | 62.0 (60-64) | 52.8 (50-56) | 60.0 (55-65) | 66.1 (64-68) | |
| Male | 38.0 (36-40) | 47.3 (44-50) | 40.0 (35-45) | 33.9 (32-36) | |
| Nonwhite vs. White | a | ||||
| Nonwhite | 17.4 (16-19) | 25.2 (22-28) | 21.5 (17-26) | 13.6 (12-15) | |
| White | 82.6 (81-84) | 74.9 (72-78) | 78.5 (74-83) | 86.4 (85-88) | |
| Age | a | ||||
| Age 18-24 | 10.7 (10-12) | 7.3 (5-9) | 6.3 (4-9) | 12.8 (11-14) | |
| Age 25-44 | 55.0 (53-56) | 46.3 (43-50) | 52.8 (48-57) | 58.8 (57-61) | |
| Age 45-64 | 34.4 (33-36) | 46.3 (43-50) | 41.0 (36-46) | 28.4 (27-30) | |
| Living Situation | a,b | ||||
| Living Alone | 23.0 (21-25) | 30.0 (27-33) | 24.7 (20-29) | 19.8 (18-22) | |
| Living with Spouse | 44.9 (43-47) | 32.0 (29-35) | 39.8 (35-44) | 51.1 (49-53) | |
| Living with Other Person | 32.1 (30-34) | 38.0 (35-41) | 35.5 (31-40) | 29.1 (27-31) | |
| Education | a,b | ||||
| Less than High School | 23.7 (22-25) | 40.4 (37-44) | 28.6 (24-33) | 16.1 (15-18) | |
| Education | |||||
| High School Graduate | 35.4 (34-37) | 35.0 (32-38) | 35.1 (30-40) | 35.6 (34-38) | |
| Attended College | 33.2 (33-35) | 21.5 (19-24) | 30.5 (26-35) | 38.4 (36-40) | |
| Post-College | 7.7 (7-9) | 3.2 (2-4) | 5.8 (3-8) | 9.9 (9-11) | |
| Household Income | a,b | ||||
| Less than 20 k/Year | 39.7 (38-42) | 58.8 (55-62) | 54.6 (49-60) | 29.4 (27-31) | |
| 20 to 29.9 k/Year | 15.3 (14-17) | 11.8 (9-14) | 15.2 (11-19) | 16.7 (15-18) | |
| 30 to 39.9 k/Year | 10.8 (10-12) | 6.8 (5-8) | 8.0 (5-11) | 13.0 (11-14) | |
| 40 k or More/Year | 23.0 (22-24) | 6.9 (5-8) | 12.8 (9-16) | 31.3 (29-33) | |
| Unknown | 11.2 (10-12) | 15.7 (13-18) | 9.4 (7-12) | 9.7 (8-11) | |
Notes:
*
a =p < .05 for difference between applicants (both applicant groups) and nonapplicants; b =p < .05 for difference between recipients and applicants.
Ns for the Application/Receipt categories may be smaller than reported for some variables due to missing data.
Sources: NHIS-D, 1994, 1995, and other NHIS 1994, 1995 data sets.