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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Nov 15;68(4):368–374. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500318

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of 947 study participants, by whether they reported attending a religious place and whether they received depression care from a faith-based organization (FBO)a

Attended a religious place
Total Did not attend a religious place (a) Did not receive FBO depression care (b) Received FBO depression care (c) p
(N=947) (N=382) (N=342) (N=223) (c) vs. (a) (c) vs. (b) Group testb


Characteristic N % N % N % N % χ2 df p
Age (M±SD) 45.7±12.8 45.8±13.5 46.8±12.6 43.9±11.7 .189 .011 8.7 2 .013
Female 561 58 210 53 204 58 147 65 .068 .284 4.5 2 .105
Married or living with a partner 219 23 79 20 82 24 59 27 .096 .9 4 2 .134
Less than high school education 417 44 175 46 155 45 87 39 .248 .384 2.5 2 .289
Working for pay 192 20 71 19 74 21 48 21 .89 1 1.1 2 .591
Race-ethnicity by U.S.-born status <.001 .043 33.1 6 <.001
 Non–U.S-born Hispanic 250 27 74 20 111 33 65 30
 U.S.-born Hispanic 144 15 69 18 51 15 24 11
 African American 469 48 194 49 153 43 122 54
 Non-Hispanic white 84 10 45 13 27 9 11 5
Visits to a religious place in past 6 months (M±SD) 13.9±25.3 0 20.5±27.7 27.5±30.9 <.001 .004 279.4 2 <.001
≥3 chronic general medical conditions (from list of 18) 506 54 197 53 180 54 130 59 .285 .503 2.3 2 .324
Mental disorder
 Major depression episode, current 400 42 165 43 123 36 111 50 .233 .002 10.8 2 .005
 Mania, lifetime 188 20 70 18 54 16 64 28 .038 .003 10.5 2 .005
 Anxiety disorder, current or recent 450 47 183 47 148 44 120 53 .225 .047 5.3 2 .071
 Lifetime diagnosis of or hospitalization for psychosis 296 31 130 34 88 26 79 35 1 .028 6.8 2 .033
Medication in past 6 months
 Antidepressant 289 30 123 32 89 26 77 35 1 .086 5.3 2 .069
 Antianxiety 97 10 39 10 27 8 32 15 .235 .011 7.8 2 .02
 Any psychiatric 362 38 150 39 115 34 97 44 .657 .033 7.0 2 .03
Mental health care use in past 6 months
 Outpatient mental health 546 57 221 57 188 55 136 61 .793 .331 1.9 2 .379
 Outpatient primary care for depression 396 42 139 37 143 42 114 52 .001 .048 11.7 2 .003
 Substance abuse visit with mental health service 228 24 86 22 71 20 71 32 .145 .038 5.5 2 .064
 Emergency room visit for alcohol, drug, or mental health problems 255 27 90 23 82 24 83 37 <.001 .002 22.0 2 <.001
a

Data were multiply imputed at the item level. Percentages and means were weighted to the sample eligible for enrollment and survey response. Percentages may not sum to 100% because of rounding.

b

Based on a Wald chi-square test for comparing differences across three categories and accounting for clustering (clients within programs). Adjusted p value for pairwise comparisons using the Bonferroni procedure