Table 1.

Prevalence of DSM-IV Mental Disorders According to Demographics For Blacks^a

Demographic characteristics	Ns per demographic category	Any lifetime psychiatric disorder, % ± SE	Any past year psychiatric disorder, % ± SE
Total sample	3,411	36.9 ± 1.2	18.1 ± 0.9
Gender
Women	2,202	38.1 ± 1.2	21.6 ± 1.1
Men	1,209	35.3 ± 1.8	13.6 ± 1.2
Age, years
18–24	473	36.0 ± 2.2	21.3 ± 2.4
25–34	730	35.5 ± 2.3	18.1 ± 1.9
35–44	810	39.1 ± 2.0	18.5 ± 1.9
45–54	622	44.0 ± 2.0	21.8 ± 1.6
Highest education level
Some high school or less	879	44.5 ± 2.0	24.8 ± 1.6
High school degree or GED	1,289	31.8 ± 1.8	15.8 ± 1.3
Some college	779	38.5 ± 2.2	16.5 ± 1.4
College degree or greater	464	34.3 ± 2.9	15.2 ± 2.4
Federal poverty levelb
Below poverty	642	43.5 ± 2.3	25.0 ± 1.7
Above poverty	2,769	35.3 ± 1.2	16.5 ± 0.9
Marital status
Married/cohabiting	1,174	31.5 ± 1.7	13.6 ± 1.1
Divorced/separated/widowed	1,106	44.9 ± 1.7	22.1 ± 1.4
Never married	1,131	37.2 ± 1.8	20.7 ± 1.4
Region of residence
Northeast	399	44.1 ± 1.7	20.8 ± 1.8
Midwest	542	45.1 ± 3.1	23.7 ± 3.4
West	231	38.4 ± 3.7	19.1 ± 3.1
South	2,239	32.0 ± 1.6	15.4 ± 0.9

Note. DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; GED = General Education Diploma.

^aMental disorders are defined using the DSM-IV, as assessed by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, administered in the National Survey of American (American Psychiatric Association, 1994; Jackson, Torres, et al., 2004; Kessler & Ustün, 2004). Estimates are weighted to be nationally representative of the Black adult population.

^bFederal poverty-level threshold is defined using the 2001 Federal Poverty Guidelines (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001).