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. 2010 Mar;8(2):160–169. doi: 10.1370/afm.1092

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of the Study Sample

Diagnosis by MINI
Characteristic No Disorder n=423 (65.4%) Depression Without Anxiety n=27 (4.2%) Depression With Anxiety n=78 (12.1%) Bipolar Disorder n=60 (9.3%) Anxiety Without Depression n=59 (9.1%) Total N=647
Mean age (SD) [range], y 46.4 (16.6) [18–92] 44.9 (14.6) [19–70] 45.0 (12.4) [19–70] 41.2 (10.7) [18–63] 41.0 (13.8) [21–72] 45.2 (15.4) [18–92]
Women, % 69.5 85.2 71.8 78.3 66.1 70.9
Race, %
    White 67.4 59.3 65.4 60.0 76.3 66.9
    Black 27.4 40.7 32.1 35.0 18.6 28.4
    Other 5.2 0 2.5 5.0 5.1 4.6
Marital status, %a
    Married 53.8 29.2 40.0 26.0 46.0 47.8
    Single 26.2 29.2 24.6 38.0 30.0 27.6
    Divorced 9.6 12.5 21.5 14.0 12.0 11.8
    Separated 1.4 12.5 10.8 2.0 2.0 3.1
    Widowed 4.2 8.3 1.5 4.0 2.0 3.9
    Living with partner 4.8 8.3 1.5 16.0 8.0 5.9
Education, %a
    Without high school 2.9 4.4 6.1 6.3 4.1 3.8
    Diploma or GED 30.6 47.8 48.5 54.2 36.7 36.2
    High school diploma/GED 13.5 26.1 18.2 6.3 20.4 14.6
    Associate/technical degree 29.4 13.0 18.2 27.1 26.5 26.8
    College diploma 23.6 8.7 9.1 6.3 12.2 18.6
    Graduate degree
Household’s gross income, %a
    ≤$14,999 10.9 17.4 31.8 50.0 14.3 17.6
    $15,000–39,999 24.6 39.1 31.8 27.1 26.5 26.5
    $40,000–59,999 11.8 8.7 1.5 8.3 20.4 10.8
    ≥60,000 40.4 8.7 19.7 4.2 28.6 32.2
    Not know/refused 12.3 26.1 15.2 10.4 10.2 12.9
Employment status, %a
    Unemployed 13.8 43.5 35.4 50.0 18.4 21.4
    Employed 69.3 47.8 47.7 45.8 71.4 63.8
    Retired, not working 17.0 8.7 16.9 4.2 10.2 14.8

GED = general equivalency diploma; MINI = Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.

a Employment status, marital status, education, and income were not collected on the first 99 participants. For all variables, percentages were calculated for participants with available data.