. 2019 Jun 13;16:E75. doi: 10.5888/pcd16.180491

Table 2. Decomposition Estimates of the Direct and Indirect Effects on Percentage of Adults Reporting Mental Distress, Ecological Study of the Association Between Social Capital and Mental Distress, County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, United States, 2018.

Variable	Direct Effect	Indirect Effect	Total
Social capital index	−0.087^a	−0.234^a	−0.321^a
Socioeconomic status index	−1.263^a	−0.532^a	−1.795^a
Younger than 18 y, %	0.018^a	−0.102^a	−0.084^a
Older than 65 y, %	−0.075^a	0.005	−0.070^a
Non-Hispanic black, %	−0.010^a	−0.009	−0.020^a
Non-Hispanic Asian, %	−0.014	0.009	−0.004
Hispanic, %	−0.028^a	0.005	−0.023^a
Not English proficient, %	0.006	−0.010	−0.004
Female, %	0.114^a	0.132^a	0.247^a
Rural resident, %	0.001	−0.002	−0.001
80th/20th income ratio	0.315^a	−0.472^a	−0.158

Significant at P < .05.