Table 2.
Changes in Depression Rate Between Each Month and October 2016 Stratified by Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and State Group
| Unadjusted depression rate, October 2016 (reference), % | Adjusted percentage point change in rate versus October 2016 (SE) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | State group | November 2016 | December 2016 | January 2017 | February 2017 | March 2017 | April 2017 | May 2017 | |
| Age group | |||||||||
| Age 18–34 | Clinton | 14.7 | 0.8 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.7) | 3.9 (1.8)* | 2.6 (1.8) | 2.1 (1.8) | 4.4 (1.9)* | 4.6 (2.1)* |
| Trump | 17.9 | − 0.8 (1.6) | − 2.5 (1.5) | 0.6 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.6) | 1.0 (1.6) | 1.3 (1.5) | 3.2 (1.5)* | |
| Age 35–54 | Clinton | 16.3 | − 1.2 (1.3) | 0.3 (1.3) | − 0.4 (1.3) | 1.6 (1.4) | 0.8 (1.4) | 2.3 (1.6) | − 0.2 (1.3) |
| Trump | 19.3 | 0.3 (1.4) | − 0.6 (1.4) | 0.4 (1.4) | 0.9 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.5) | 3.7 (1.7)* | 2.8 (1.4)* | |
| Age 55–64 | Clinton | 17.3 | 1.6 (1.7) | 2.2 (1.9) | 2.5 (1.7) | 0.8 (1.7) | 1.4 (1.7) | 3.2 (2.1) | 5.7 (2.6)* |
| Trump | 19.9 | 2.4 (1.5) | 0.4 (1.4) | 0.9 (1.7) | 3.9 (2.1) | 0.8 (1.7) | 3.5 (1.6)* | 2.7 (1.6) | |
| Age 65+ | Clinton | 11.1 | 3.2 (1.6) | 0.9 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.3)* | 4.0 (1.6)* | 3.4 (1.2)** | 3.0 (1.5)* | 4.0 (1.4)** |
| Trump | 13.4 | − 0.2 (1.1) | − 0.5 (1.0) | 0.6 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.5) | 1.3 (1.3) | 3.7 (1.3)** | 2.2 (1.1)* | |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | Clinton | 10.6 | − 0.8 (1.6) | − 2.5 (1.5) | 0.6 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.6) | 1.0 (1.6) | 1.3 (1.5) | 3.2 (1.5)* |
| Trump | 13.2 | 2.4 (1.5) | 0.4 (1.4) | 0.9 (1.7) | 3.9 (2.1) | 0.8 (1.7) | 3.5 (1.6)* | 2.7 (1.6) | |
| Female | Clinton | 18.8 | 0.3 (1.4) | − 0.6 (1.4) | 0.4 (1.4) | 0.9 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.5) | 3.7 (1.7)* | 2.8 (1.4)* |
| Trump | 21.9 | − 0.2 (1.1) | − 0.5 (1.0) | 0.6 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.5) | 1.3 (1.3) | 3.7 (1.3)** | 2.2 (1.1)* | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||
| White | Clinton | 17.7 | −0.2 (0.9) | 1.2 (1.0) | 1.9 (1.0) | 1.5 (1.0) | 1.6 (1.0) | 2.8 (1.1)** | 2.6 (1.0)* |
| Trump | 18.8 | 0.1 (0.8) | − 0.8 (0.8) | 0.9 (0.9) | 1.9 (0.9)* | 1.6 (0.9) | 2.4 (0.8)** | 3.5 (0.8)*** | |
| Black | Clinton | 12.8 | 0.7 (2.5) | 1.5 (2.4) | 2.4 (2.6) | 1.5 (2.6) | 2.2 (2.6) | 3.5 (3.2) | 0.1 (2.7) |
| Trump | 15.4 | 3.0 (2.2) | − 0.8 (2.1) | 0.1 (2.2) | 0.0 (2.3) | 0.4 (2.1) | 6.8 (2.9)* | 1.9 (2.1) | |
| Hispanic | Clinton | 11.0 | 2.9 (2.0) | 2.9 (1.8) | 2.0 (1.9) | 1.8 (2.2) | 1.6 (2.2) | 3.8 (2.2) | 4.4 (2.6) |
| Trump | 13.8 | − 2.0 (2.6) | − 4.3 (2.4) | − 1.3 (2.5) | 2.0 (3.2) | 1.6 (2.9) | 2.2 (2.8) | 0.2 (2.5) | |
| Other/unknown race | Clinton | 8.9 | 2.4 (2.6) | 0.0 (1.9) | 2.2 (2.0) | 6.2 (2.8)* | 2.2 (1.9) | 4.4 (2.6) | 5.2 (2.9) |
| Trump | 17.1 | − 0.2 (2.7) | 1.9 (2.9) | 0.3 (2.9) | 4.2 (4.1) | 1.9 (2.8) | − 0.1 (2.8) | 1.0 (2.7) | |
Linear regression adjusted for age group, sex, race/ethnicity, income, educational attainment, state, and 6 months of pre-November trends
SE standard error. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001