Table 2. Characteristics of Unemployed Emerging Adults Aged 18 to 25 Years by Depression and Employment Status, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2010.
| Variable | n (Weighted %)a
|
|
|---|---|---|
| PHQ-8 Scores ≥10 | Unemployed | |
| Unemployed | 77 (23.4)b | NA |
| <1 year | 47 (23.0) | |
| >1 year | 30 (24.3) | |
| Employed | 119 (8.4) | |
| Employed for wages | 103 (8.1) | |
| Self-employed | 16 (11.9) | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 120 (15.0)c | 176 (20.9) |
| Male | 76 (9.6) | 168 (24.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Black or African American | 45 (13.0) | 108 (37.0)b |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 (6.4) | 33 (22.5) |
| Other | 23 (12.9) | 39 (19.5) |
| White | 116 (12.3) | 164 (19.7) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 35 (16.7) | 31 (12.8)d |
| Not married | 161 (11.1) | 313 (24.6) |
| Education level | ||
| Less than high school degree | 39 (22.2)b | 77 (38.7)b |
| High school degree or higher | 157 (10.4) | 267 (20.7) |
| Insurance status | ||
| No health insurance | 93 (17.7)b | 167 (32.9)b |
| Health insurance | 103 (8.5) | 177 (17.2) |
| Disability | ||
| Yes, no equipment needed | 56 (36.6)b | 45 (28.0) |
| Yes, equipment needed | 3 (14.2) | 2 (4.8) |
| No | 137 (8.9) | 297 (22.6) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Smoker | 98 (20.8)b | 136 (31.9)b |
| Nonsmoker | 98 (8.4) | 208 (19.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | ||
| ≥30.00 | 57 (16.8)c | 85 (24.6) |
| 25.0–29.9 | 45 (7.9) | 81 (23.1) |
| <25.0 | 94 (11.7) | 178 (22.3) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; NA, not applicable; PHQ-8, Patient Health Questionnaire-8.
a
χ2 tests were used to assess significant differences.
b
P < .001.
c
P < .05.
d
P < .01.