Table 1.

Sample characteristics by depression spell status (n=173,775)

Characteristic	Depression spell ≥ 18 years		Never experienced a depression spell
	n	% (wt)	n	% (wt)
Total	16,108	10%	157,667	90%
Age Group
18–25	5,654	7%	77,988	93%
26–34	2,892	11%	23,133	89%
35–49	4,978	12%	32,806	88%
50 or older	2,584	10%	23,740	90%
Sex
Male	5,536	8%	77,190	92%
Female	10,572	13%	80,477	87%
Race/Ethnicity
White	11,302	12%	100,370	88%
Black	1,643	8%	19,841	92%
Hispanic	1,995	8%	24,731	92%
Asian	390	5%	6,035	95%
All Othersa	778	11%	6,690	89%
Highest Level of Education
Less than High School	2,038	8%	28,465	92%
High School Graduate	4,736	9%	52,954	91%
Some College	5,315	12%	44,281	88%
College Graduate	4,019	12%	31,967	88%
Employment Status
Full-time	8,505	10%	83,690	90%
Part-time	2,773	11%	28,867	89%
Unemployed	1,042	12%	10,267	88%
Otherb	3,788	10%	34,843	90%
Marital Status
Married	6,252	9%	60,275	91%
Widowed	499	10%	3,937	90%
Divorced/Separated	2,783	17%	12,863	83%
Never married	6,574	9%	80,592	91%

wt, weighted percent

^aIncludes Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, Other Pacific Islanders, and those with more than one race/ethnicity

^bIncluded, but not in the labor force