Table 1. Characteristics of NCS-R participants by rurality classification*.
| Total | Major Metropolitan | Suburban Counties | Rural Counties | ||||||
| N = 5692 | 100.0% | N = 4688 | 75.0% | N = 519 | 12.2% | N = 485 | 12.8% | P-value | |
| Female | 3310 | 53.0 | 2723 | 52.8 | 309 | 56.0 | 278 | 51.7 | 0.188 |
| Race | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 527 | 11.1 | 479 | 12.0 | 37 | 12.1 | 11 | 4.8 | 0.538 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 717 | 12.4 | 613 | 13.4 | 64 | 11.2 | 40 | 7.5 | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 4180 | 72.7 | 3392 | 70.3 | 371 | 73.3 | 417 | 86.8 | |
| Other | 268 | 3.8 | 204 | 4.4 | 47 | 3.4 | 17 | 1.0 | |
| Age [years] | |||||||||
| 18 to 29 | 1371 | 23.5 | 1109 | 23.8 | 155 | 25.2 | 107 | 20.1 | 0.320 |
| 30 to 44 | 1826 | 28.8 | 1547 | 29.9 | 139 | 26.4 | 140 | 25.2 | |
| 45 to 59 | 1521 | 26.5 | 1249 | 26.0 | 130 | 26.7 | 142 | 29.0 | |
| 60+ | 974 | 21.2 | 783 | 20.3 | 95 | 21.7 | 96 | 25.7 | |
| Household Income | |||||||||
| 0 to $19,999 | 1182 | 22.0 | 923 | 20.7 | 142 | 26.1 | 117 | 25.4 | 0.007 |
| $20,000 to $34,999 | 921 | 15.9 | 740 | 15.9 | 95 | 16.5 | 86 | 15.3 | |
| $35,000 to $69,999 | 1811 | 30.6 | 1475 | 29.8 | 159 | 32.0 | 177 | 34.4 | |
| $70,000+ | 1778 | 31.5 | 1550 | 33.6 | 123 | 25.3 | 105 | 24.9 | |
| Education | |||||||||
| 0 to 11 years (less than high school) | 849 | 16.8 | 647 | 15.2 | 90 | 18.9 | 112 | 24.0 | <0.001 |
| 12 years (equivalent of high school) | 1712 | 32.5 | 1379 | 31.2 | 133 | 28.4 | 200 | 44.6 | |
| 13 to 15 years (some college) | 1709 | 27.5 | 1439 | 28.9 | 157 | 26.5 | 113 | 20.8 | |
| 16-plus years (college degree or more) | 1422 | 23.2 | 1223 | 24.8 | 139 | 26.2 | 60 | 10.6 | |
| Current Employment | |||||||||
| Employed | 3766 | 64.8 | 3128 | 65.7 | 335 | 63.7 | 303 | 60.4 | 0.569 |
| Unemployed | 283 | 5.1 | 223 | 4.8 | 30 | 6.1 | 30 | 5.9 | |
| Not in labor force | 1630 | 30.1 | 1329 | 29.5 | 154 | 30.2 | 147 | 33.7 | |
| Marital Status | |||||||||
| Married | 3236 | 56.0 | 2618 | 54.5 | 295 | 56.3 | 323 | 63.9 | 0.101 |
| Separated/Widowed/Divorced | 1239 | 20.8 | 1041 | 21.1 | 105 | 20.7 | 93 | 19.1 | |
| Never Married | 1217 | 23.2 | 1029 | 24.3 | 119 | 23.0 | 69 | 17.0 | |
| Insurance Coverage | |||||||||
| None | 730 | 12.9 | 589 | 12.3 | 75 | 17.6 | 66 | 11.9 | 0.454 |
| Private | 4164 | 73.0 | 3451 | 73.6 | 367 | 69.4 | 346 | 73.5 | |
| Public | 782 | 14.1 | 636 | 14.1 | 75 | 13.0 | 71 | 14.6 | |
| Disorder | |||||||||
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder lifetime | 600 | 6.8 | 502 | 6.8 | 54 | 6.9 | 44 | 7.0 | 0.986 |
| Any Anxiety Disorder | 3058 | 38.5 | 2518 | 38.1 | 283 | 38.4 | 257 | 40.5 | 0.925 |
| Major Depressive Disorder lifetime | 1548 | 16.6 | 1288 | 16.5 | 146 | 17.7 | 114 | 16.2 | 0.913 |
| Any Mood Disorder | 1781 | 19.1 | 1480 | 19.0 | 165 | 19.6 | 136 | 18.9 | 0.978 |
| Any Impulse-Control Disorder | 1244 | 15.4 | 1050 | 16.0 | 90 | 12.2 | 104 | 15.3 | 0.437 |
| Alcohol Abuse | 1027 | 13.2 | 867 | 13.5 | 79 | 12.4 | 81 | 12.2 | 0.860 |
| Drug Abuse | 651 | 8.0 | 570 | 8.7 | 37 | 5.1 | 44 | 6.1 | 0.018 |
| Any Substance Abuse | 1495 | 19.5 | 1261 | 19.8 | 119 | 18.4 | 115 | 19.2 | 0.956 |
| Any Disorder | 4155 | 53.5 | 3448 | 53.7 | 365 | 51.6 | 342 | 54.2 | 0.950 |
| Trauma | |||||||||
| War-Related Trauma | 530 | 9.5 | 469 | 10.5 | 34 | 6.0 | 27 | 7.0 | 0.021 |
| Accident-Related Trauma | 1823 | 29.4 | 1511 | 29.2 | 147 | 26.3 | 165 | 33.0 | 0.534 |
| Disaster-Related Trauma | 1309 | 21.8 | 1089 | 21.6 | 125 | 22.3 | 95 | 23.0 | 0.952 |
| Interpersonal Trauma | 3526 | 54.9 | 2934 | 55.0 | 294 | 52.6 | 298 | 56.6 | 0.834 |
| Other Type of Trauma | 3540 | 58.0 | 2924 | 57.9 | 299 | 52.3 | 317 | 64.1 | 0.025 |
*All analyses applied appropriate sample weights.