Table 1.
Demographic characteristics according to depression status: African American subsample of the NSAL
| Not Depressed | Affective Depression | Complicated Depression | Physical Depression | χ2, p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (weighted%) | N (weighted%) | N (weighted%) | N (weighted%) | ||
| Total | 2991 | 294 | 80 | 67 | |
| Female | 1887 (54.4) | 231 (73.6) | 53 (54.1) | 45 (56.3) | 9.65, <0.01 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/cohabitating | 1062 (43.0) | 87 (34.9) | 17 (25.7) | 16 (35.2) | 5.82, 0.21 |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 955 (25.8) | 90 (27.3) | 37 (43.9) | 29 (32.5) | |
| Never married | 974 (31.2) | 117 (37.8) | 26 (30.4) | 22 (32.3) | |
| Income | |||||
| < $20,000 | 1252 (35.5) | 125 (35.4) | 49 (47.0) | 37 (43.0) | 4.50, 0.34 |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 869 (29.4) | 82 (27.5) | 21 (29.7) | 17 (26.4) | |
| $40,000 and above | 870 (35.1) | 87 (37.0) | 10 (23.3) | 13 (30.5) | |
| Education | |||||
| 0 to 11 years | 759 (23.9) | 78 (23.0) | 30 (37.8) | 18 (22.4) | 8.06, 0.09 |
| 12 years | 1145 (38.3) | 100 (32.9) | 29 (31.1) | 24 (36.1) | |
| 13 or more years | 1087 (37.8) | 116 (44.1) | 21 (31.1) | 25 (41.5) | |
| Age group | |||||
| 18 to 29 years | 681 (24.5) | 87 (32.0) | 15 (23.6) | 9 (11.2) | 12.30, 0.06 |
| 30 to 39 years | 706 (22.4) | 69 (21.9) | 18 (18.5) | 19 (36.1) | |
| 40 to 49 years | 641 (22.5) | 68 (23.3) | 24 (29.5) | 21 (29.7) | |
| 50+ years | 963 (30.5) | 70 (22.8) | 23 (28.5) | 18 (23.0) | |
| Health insurance status | |||||
| No insurance | 583 (19.3) | 61 (20.8) | 24 (25.0) | 10 (14.5) | 1.78, 0.78 |
| Does not include mental health coverage | 651 (22.2) | 51 (15.1) | 13 (15.0) | 11 (16.4) | |
| Includes mental health coverage | 1756 (58.5) | 182 (64.1) | 43 (59.9) | 46 (69.2) | |
| Has a usual place for care | 2593 (86.0) | 252 (86.5) | 64 (81.1) | 62 (92.4) | 3.36, 0.19 |
| Type of usual care facility | |||||
| Clinic | 370 (14.9) | 37 (14.0) | 20 (29.9) | 11 (20.4) | 13.71, 0.03 |
| Doctors office | 1623 (61.6) | 154 (64.4) | 27 (40.8) | 41 (63.3) | |
| Health center | 194 (8.0) | 27 (11.0) | 6 (7.5) | 4 (4.9) | |
| Hospital | 360 (15.5) | 30 (10.5) | 11 (21.7) | 6 (11.4) | |
| Number of health conditions | |||||
| None | 1060 (36.7) | 71 (26.6) | 18 (23.2) | 7 (14.8) | 23.34, <0.01 |
| 1 or 2 | 1275 (42.9) | 141 (46.1) | 21 (19.3) | 30 (42.0) | |
| 3 or more | 656 (20.4) | 82 (27.3) | 41 (57.5) | 30 (43.3) | |
| Saw a healthcare professional for depressive symptoms | |||||
| Yes | 153 (56.9) | 55 (68.5) | 45 (78.4) | 8.11, 0.02 | |
| No | 127 (43.1) | 20 (31.5) | 15 (21.6) | ||
| Type of professional seen for depressive symptoms** | |||||
| Mental health professional | 116 (76.4) | 50 (95.1) | 34 (75.2) | 11.43, <0.01 | |
| Family doctor | 86 (52.1) | 28 (58.8) | 31 (73.0) | 6.85, 0.03 | |
| Other type of medical professional | 53 (33.2) | 26 (54.7) | 24 (55.9) | 13.22, <0.01 | |
| Religious/spiritual healer | 87 (55.4) | 27 (60.7) | 22 (43.1) | 3.21, 0.20 | |
| Saw 1 or 2 types of professionals | 60 (57.1) | 19 (35.1) | 11 (37.2) | 11.4, <0.01 | |
| Saw 3+ types of professionals | 55 (42.9) | 23 (64.9) | 21 (62.8) | ||
*
P-value refers to comparison of affective, complicated and physical depression diagnostic attribution categories.
**
Categories are not mutually exclusive