Table 2.
Distribution of endorsement of symptoms during the past week in the WaTCH Study, Louisiana, 2012–2014 (N=2790).
| CES-D Item | Mean | SD | Missing | % of respondents endorsing symptom
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0* | 1* | 2* | 3* | ||||
| 1. I was bothered by things that donot usually bother me. | 0.68 | 0.964 | 3 | 59.35 | 21.28 | 11.23 | 8.14 |
| 2. I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor. | 0.52 | 0.920 | 3 | 70.36 | 14.53 | 7.75 | 7.36 |
| 3. I felt that I could not shake off the blues even with help from my family or friends. | 0.48 | 0.900 | 4 | 72.43 | 14.29 | 5.92 | 7.36 |
| 4. I felt that I was just as good as other people.** | 0.60 | 1.039 | 14 | 71.58 | 7.74 | 10.05 | 10.63 |
| 5. I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing. | 0.84 | 1.089 | 4 | 53.63 | 22.79 | 9.08 | 14.50 |
| 6. I felt depressed. | 0.64 | 1.000 | 3 | 64.08 | 18.69 | 6.60 | 10.62 |
| 7. I felt that everything I did was an effort. | 1.00 | 1.217 | 3 | 51.85 | 18.19 | 7.89 | 22.07 |
| 8. I felt hopeful about the future.** | 0.76 | 1.108 | 6 | 63.22 | 9.81 | 14.30 | 12.68 |
| 9. I thought my life had been a failure. | 0.31 | 0.782 | 2 | 82.93 | 8.61 | 2.80 | 5.67 |
| 10. I felt fearful. | 0.35 | 0.766 | 5 | 77.88 | 13.90 | 3.38 | 4.85 |
| 11. My sleep was restless. | 1.11 | 1.184 | 4 | 43.07 | 24.73 | 10.12 | 22.07 |
| 12. I was happy.** | 0.60 | 0.965 | 2 | 68.01 | 10.98 | 14.28 | 6.74 |
| 13. I talked less than usual. | 0.59 | 0.992 | 5 | 68.11 | 15.01 | 6.75 | 10.13 |
| 14. I felt lonely. | 0.55 | 0.976 | 4 | 70.06 | 14.39 | 5.71 | 9.83 |
| 15. People were unfriendly. | 0.34 | 0.750 | 15 | 79.03 | 12.76 | 3.86 | 4.36 |
| 16. I enjoyed life.** | 0.45 | 0.889 | 2 | 76.72 | 7.14 | 10.65 | 5.49 |
| 17. I had crying spells. | 0.44 | 0.837 | 3 | 72.80 | 16.22 | 5.13 | 5.85 |
| 18. I felt sad. | 0.68 | 0.974 | 3 | 58.67 | 23.82 | 7.97 | 9.54 |
| 19. I felt that people disliked me. | 0.29 | 0.723 | 15 | 82.59 | 10.23 | 2.85 | 4.32 |
| 20. I could not get “going.” | 0.62 | 0.961 | 7 | 63.17 | 21.06 | 6.47 | 9.31 |
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D); Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DHOS); Standard Deviation (SD); Women and Their Children’s Health Study (WaTCH).
*
Response options included: rarely or none of the time (0); some or a little of the time (1); occasionally or moderate amount of time (2); and most or all of the time (3).
**
Positive items were reverse coded.