Table 1.
Weighted descriptive statistics for pooled sample of U.S. adolescents with past year major depression (2004–2008)
| Total (N=7,618) |
Non-Hisp. Whites (N=4,758) |
Blacks (N=898) |
Hispanics (N=1,230) |
Asians (N=193) |
Other (N=539) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %/ Mean (SE) |
%/ Mean (SE) |
%/ Mean (SE) |
%/ Mean (SE) |
%/ Mean (SE) |
%/ Mean (SE) |
|
| Outcome Variables | ||||||
| Treatment for Major Depression | ||||||
| Any treatment | 38.1 | 41.3 | 33.9*** | 32.7*** | 23.2** | 39.3 |
| Any prescription medication | 16.6 | 21.2 | 7.1*** | 9.5*** | 3.6*** | 17.6 |
| Any treatment from MH professional | 29.7 | 32.4 | 26.1** | 25.7*** | 14.1*** | 31.1 |
| Any treatment from medical professional | 11.4 | 13.4 | 7.3*** | 8.6*** | 2.3*** | 12.9 |
| Past Year MH Treatment | ||||||
| Any Inpatient Stay a | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 9.9 † |
| Any Outpatient Visita | 36.2 | 40.4 | 28.1*** | 29.2*** | 21.6*** | 40.7 |
| Number of Outpatient Visits for those with ≤1 visitb | 14.2(0.5) | 14.8(0.6) | 12.6(1.4) | 11.7(1.1)* | 13.5(4.4) | 17.0(2.4) |
| Any Counseling in Schoola | 24.6 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 21.6* | 16.4** | 25.6 |
| Explanatory Variables | ||||||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | 15.1(0.02) | 15.1(0.03) | 14.9(0.1)** | 15.1(0.1) | 15.0(0.1) | 14.9(0.1)** |
| Female | 72.5 | 72.4 | 72.3 | 73.4 | 72.0 | 71.0 |
| Lives with two parents | 65.3 | 69.3 | 41.7*** | 66.1 | 84.5*** | 54.1** |
| Need for Mental Health Services | ||||||
| Severe MDE Impairment | 69.8 | 71.5 | 65.9** | 67.6 | 61.0* | 73.9 |
| Illicit Drug Abuse/Dependence | 13.8 | 15.0 | 10.1** | 13.3 | 5.8*** | 15.8 |
| Alcohol Abuse/Dependence | 13.1 | 14.6 | 6.9*** | 13.1 | 4.8*** | 16.6 |
| Fair/Poor Health | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Family Income | ||||||
| Income <20K | 16.6 | 10.4 | 36.0*** | 23.6*** | 19.0 | 19.4** |
| Income 20–50K | 35.1 | 31.2 | 39.5*** | 44.4*** | 41.9 | 36.5 |
| Income 50–75K | 18.4 | 20.4 | 12.6*** | 14.7*** | 19.2 | 21.9 |
| Income >75K | 29.9 | 38.0 | 11.9*** | 17.3*** | 19.8*** | 22.2*** |
| Insurance Status | ||||||
| Private Insurance | 65.9 | 75.7 | 46.6*** | 47.2*** | 60.9* | 55.4*** |
| Public Insurance | 24.8 | 17.2 | 44.9*** | 36.2*** | 23.3 | 34.7*** |
| Uninsured | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 15.6*** | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Insurance Status Unknown | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 3.9† |
Note: P values reflect results from Wald Tests to compare measures between each racial/ethnic minority group and rnon-Hispanic Whites. MDE=Major Depressive Episode; MH = Mental Health.
a
Total sample size N=7,598.
b
Total sample size N=2,555.
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001