Table 2.
Frequency of Depressive Symptom Categories Across Successive Interview Waves (71 909 Outcome Wave Observations)
| Year | Stable Low/No | Recent Onset | Recently Remitted | Stable High | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| 1998–2000 | 9615 | 68.0 | 1472 | 10.4 | 1404 | 9.9 | 1656 | 11.7 |
| 2000–2002 | 8452 | 68.9 | 1250 | 10.2 | 1174 | 9.6 | 1385 | 11.3 |
| 2002–2004 | 7680 | 70.4 | 1009 | 9.3 | 1037 | 9.5 | 1188 | 10.9 |
| 2004–2006 | 7023 | 72.1 | 901 | 9.2 | 780 | 8.0 | 1042 | 10.7 |
| 2006–2008 | 6310 | 72.8 | 741 | 8.6 | 772 | 8.9 | 840 | 9.7 |