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Published in final edited form as: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2015 Jul 26;50(11):1609–1640. doi: 10.1007/s00127-015-1088-0

Table 3.

Prevalences of 12-Month and Lifetime DSM-IV Anxiety Disorders by Sociodemographic Characteristicsa

Characteristic Prevalence (%) – 12 month / lifetime
Panic Disorder Agoraphobia Social Anxiety
Disorder		 Specific phobia Generalized
Anxiety
Disorder		 Post-traumatic
Stress
Disorder		 Any Anxiety
Disorder (not
including
PTSD)
Total 2.1 / 5.1 0.1 / 0.2 2.8 / 5.0 7.1 / 9.4 2.1 / 4.1 4.5 / 6.4 11.1 / 17.2
Sex
 Male 1.3 / 3.3 0.1 / 0.2 2.1 / 4.2 4.6 / 6.2 1.3 / 2.8 2.8 / 4.1 7.6 / 12.6
 Female 2.9 / 6.7 0.1 / 0.2 3.3 / 5.7 9.5 / 12.4 2.8 / 5.4 6.0 / 8.6 14.3 / 21.4
Race-ethnicity
 White 2.3 / 5.6 0.1 / 0.2 3.0 / 5.5 7.5 / 9.9 2.2 / 4.6 4.4 / 6.3 11.7 / 18.4
 Black 1.5 / 3.5 0.0a / 0.1 2.0 / 3.5 7.2 / 9.1 1.9 / 3.0 5.5 / 7.9 10.4 / 14.5
 Native American 4.6 / 9.3 0.0 / 0.3 3.6 / 8.6 8.2 / 12.0 2.6 / 6.3 6.6 / 9.3 15.3 / 25.1
 Asian 0.7 / 2.1 0.0 / 0.0a 2.1 / 3.3 4.1 / 5.9 1.1 / 1.9 2.1 / 3.3 6.9 / 10.6
 Hispanic 1.6 / 3.6 0.1 / 0.2 2.0 / 3.2 5.7 / 7.4 1.7 / 2.8 4.4 / 6.3 8.8 / 13.0
Age
 18-29 2.2 / 3.9 0.1 / 0.2 3.1 / 5.0 8.0 / 9.8 2.1 / 3.2 4.5 / 5.8 12.1 / 16.1
 30-44 2.6 / 6.0 0.1 / 0.1 3.1 / 5.4 7.6 / 10.1 2.5 / 4.6 4.9 / 6.9 12.0 / 18.5
 45-64 2.3 / 6.1 0.0b / 0.2 2.8 / 5.6 7.4 / 10.2 2.1 / 5.2 5.1 / 7.7 11.6 / 19.5
 65+ 0.8 / 2.8 0.0b / 0.1 1.6 / 3.0 7.5 / 6.1 1.0 / 2.6 2.6 / 4.1 6.9 / 11.7
Marital Status
 Married/cohabiting 1.9 / 4.9 0.0b / 0.2 2.6 / 4.8 7.0 / 9.4 1.7 / 3.7 3.9 / 5.8 10.6 / 16.9
 Widowed/separated/divorced 2.8 / 6.6 0.1 / 0.2 2.8 / 5.1 7.7 / 10.0 3.3 / 6.8 6.6 / 9.5 12.8 / 19.7
 Never married 2.1 / 4.3 0.1 / 0.2 3.2 / 5.2 6.9 / 8.7 2.0 / 3.3 4.1 / 5.5 11.3 / 15.8
Education
 Less than high school 2.4 / 5.0 0.1 / 0.2 3.1 / 4.8 7.3 / 9.4 2.3 / 3.7 5.3 / 7.4 11.3 / 15.9
 High school 2.0 / 5.2 0.0b / 0.2 3.0 / 5.4 7.1 / 9.0 2.3 / 4.3 4.4 / 6.1 11.3 / 17.0
 Some college or higher 2.1 / 5.0 0.1 / 0.1 2.5 / 4.8 7.1 / 9.6 1.9 / 4.2 4.3 / 6.3 10.9 / 17.6
Personal Income
 $0-19,999 2.8 / 6.2 0.1 / 0.2 3.3 / 5.5 8.3 / 10.7 2.6 / 4.6 5.9 / 8.1 13.0 / 18.9
 $20,000-34,999 1.7 / 4.3 0.1 / 0.2 2.6 / 5.2 7.0 / 9.1 1.9 / 3.9 4.0 / 5.8 10.5 / 16.7
 $35,000-69,999 1.5 / 4.2 0.0b / 0.0b 2.2 / 4.2 5.7 / 8.1 1.5 / 3.9 3.3 / 5.1 8.9 / 15.4
 $70,000+ 0.8 / 3.3 0.1 / 0.2 1.9 / 3.2 4.7 / 6.3 1.0 / 2.9 2.2 / 4.0 7.2 / 13.0
Urbanicity
 Urban 2.2 / 5.1 0.1 / 0.2 2.6 / 4.6 6.9 / 9.2 2.0 / 4.0 4.5 / 6.4 10.8 / 16.8
 Rural 2.0 / 5.0 0.0a / 0.1 3.6 / 6.4 8.1 / 10.3 2.4 / 4.6 4.5 / 6.3 12.5 / 18.9
Region
 Northeast 2.4 / 5.6 0.1 / 0.2 2.2 / 4.3 6.2 / 8.3 1.8 / 3.5 4.7 / 6.7 9.9 / 16.3
 Midwest 2.2 / 5.3 0.1 / 0.2 3.5 / 5.8 8.1 / 10.7 2.4 / 5.0 4.6 / 6.7 12.7 / 19.2
 South 2.0 / 4.6 0.0a / 0.1 2.4 / 4.2 6.7 / 8.7 2.0 / 3.7 4.2 / 6.2 10.3 / 15.5
 West 2.0 / 5.1 0.1 / 0.2 3.0 / 6.0 7.6 / 10.0 2.1 / 4.5 4.5 / 6.4 11.7 / 18.5
a

All anxiety disorders except posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed at Wave 1. PTSD was assessed on a lifetime basis at Wave 2.

b

Actual value <0.05