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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Sep 23;69(10):1606–1616.

Table 1.

Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of 12-month and lifetime DSM-IV Generalized Anxiety Disorder by gender.

12-Month GAD (n=894) Lifetime GAD (n=1,757)
Male (n=232) Female (n=662) OR 95%CI Male (n=502) Female (n=1,255) OR 95%CI
% 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI
Race/Ethnicity
White 78.5 71.4 84.3 74.0 69.0 78.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 81.0 76.2 85.0 78.0 74.2 81.3 1.0 1.0 1.0
Black 5.8 3.5 9.4 11.9 9.2 15.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 4.9 3.3 7.1 9.7 7.9 11.8 0.5 0.3 0.8
Asian & Native American 5.5 2.9 10.3 4.9 3.0 7.9 1.1 0.5 2.5 6.5 4.3 9.9 4.6 3.2 6.6 1.4 0.8 2.4
Hispanic 10.1 5.9 16.9 9.1 6.4 12.9 1.0 0.5 2.1 7.6 4.9 11.6 7.7 5.7 10.5 1.0 0.6 1.6
US Born
Yes 96.1 92.9 97.9 90.1 86.2 93.0 2.7 1.3 5.4 93.4 89.9 95.7 91.5 88.6 93.7 1.3 0.8 2.2
No 3.9 2.1 7.1 9.9 7.0 13.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 6.6 4.3 10.1 8.5 6.3 11.4 1.0 1.0 1.0
Age
18–29 26.4 20.3 33.7 19.8 16.4 23.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 17.8 13.6 23.0 16.3 14.0 18.9 1.0 1.0 1.0
30–44 36.5 29.2 44.5 38.5 34.0 43.3 0.7 0.4 1.1 33.5 28.3 39.1 34.4 31.3 37.7 0.9 0.6 1.3
45–64 32.6 26.3 39.8 32.2 27.9 36.9 0.8 0.5 1.2 41.8 36.2 47.6 37.6 34.4 40.9 1.0 0.7 1.5
65+ 4.3 2.5 7.7 9.5 7.3 12.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 6.9 4.8 9.8 11.7 10.0 13.8 0.5 0.3 0.9
Education
< High School 21.6 14.9 30.5 15.4 12.4 18.9 1.7 1.0 3.0 15.5 11.7 20.2 13.3 11.1 15.7 1.2 0.8 1.8
High School 34.6 27.4 42.7 31.9 27.4 36.7 1.3 0.9 2.0 28.5 23.7 33.7 31.3 28.0 34.7 0.9 0.7 1.2
College 43.6 35.8 51.9 52.8 48.0 57.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 56.1 50.5 61.5 55.5 51.6 59.3 1.0 1.0 1.0
Individual
$0–$19999 45.2 37.3 53.4 66.3 61.6 70.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 35.9 30.6 41.6 60.3 56.6 63.8 1.0 1.0 1.0
$20000–$34999 24.4 17.9 32.4 18.7 15.1 23.0 1.9 1.2 3.2 22.8 18.7 27.5 20.5 18.0 23.3 1.9 1.3 2.6
$35000-$69999 23.3 17.6 30.4 12.5 9.7 15.9 2.8 1.7 4.4 30.5 25.7 35.7 15.9 13.4 18.9 3.2 2.3 4.5
$70000+ 6.9 3.9 12.1 2.5 1.3 4.8 4.1 1.6 10.7 10.8 7.9 14.7 3.3 2.2 4.8 5.6 3.2 9.5
Family Income
$0–$19999 29.7 22.6 38.0 34.6 30.4 39.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 22.4 18.0 27.3 30.0 27.0 33.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
$20000–$34999 21.8 15.7 29.6 21.7 18.0 26.0 1.2 0.7 2.0 20.0 15.9 24.9 19.9 17.5 22.6 1.4 0.9 2.0
$35000–$69999 34.8 26.9 43.8 27.2 23.1 31.6 1.5 0.9 2.4 33.4 31.0 42.2 29.8 26.8 33.0 1.6 1.2 2.3
$70000+ 13.5 9.2 19.4 16.6 13.1 20.7 1.0 0.5 1.7 21.2 17.1 26.1 20.3 16.8 24.3 1.4 0.9 2.2
Marital Status
Married 57.2 49.0 65.2 49.2 44.6 53.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 60.8 55.6 65.7 52.1 48.7 55.4 1.0 1.0 1.0
Widowed 18.0 13.4 23.7 31.9 28.0 35.9 0.5 0.3 0.8 19.2 15.9 23.1 33.0 30.3 35.9 0.5 0.4 0.7
Never Married 24.7 18.2 32.7 18.9 15.7 22.6 1.1 0.7 1.8 20.0 16.0 24.8 14.9 12.7 17.4 1.2 0.8 1.6
Urbanicity
Urban 72.7 63.3 80.5 79.3 73.8 83.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 75.4 68.7 81.0 79.7 75.4 83.4 1.0 1.0 1.0
Rural 27.3 19.5 36.7 20.8 16.2 26.2 1.4 0.9 2.3 24.6 19.0 31.3 20.3 16.6 24.6 1.3 0.9 1.8
Region
Northeast 16.4 10.9 23.8 17.0 11.4 24.7 0.7 0.4 1.3 15.7 10.8 22.2 17.2 11.6 24.7 0.7 0.5 1.1
Midwest 28.8 20.3 39.0 26.9 20.9 33.8 0.8 0.5 1.4 29.1 21.9 37.5 27.5 21.6 34.3 0.8 0.6 1.2
South 27.9 20.1 37.3 36.1 29.2 43.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 26.8 20.5 34.2 33.5 27.6 40.0 0.6 0.4 0.9
West 27.0 18.1 38.3 20.1 13.8 28.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 28.5 20.6 37.9 21.8 16.0 29.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
Insurance
Public 20.7 13.8 29.9 20.0 16.7 23.7 1.1 0.7 2.0 14.8 11.2 19.5 18.2 15.7 20.9 0.8 0.6 1.2
Private 54.6 46.2 62.8 60.4 55.7 64.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 63.7 58.4 68.8 64.2 60.6 67.7 1.0 1.0 1.0
No Insurance 24.7 17.9 33.0 19.7 16.1 23.8 1.4 0.9 2.2 21.4 17.2 26.4 17.6 14.9 20.7 1.2 0.9 1.7