Table 4.

Item means, Kessler‐6, 2018 versus 2020

	NHIS 2018	Luc.id 2020	d (95% CI)
Sad	0.38 (0.77)	1.48 (1.23)	1.33 (1.29, 1.38)
Nervous	0.70 (0.99)	1.77 (1.16)	1.06 (1.02, 1.11)
Restless	0.71 (1.07)	1.73 (1.20)	0.94 (0.90, 0.99)
Hopeless	0.23 (0.65)	1.24 (1.27)	1.38 (1.33, 1.43)
Everything an effort	0.59 (1.03)	1.61 (1.25)	0.97 (0.92, 1.02)
Worthless	0.18 (0.61)	1.07 (1.33)	1.25 (1.21, 1.30)

Note: Numbers within cells are means and SDs. NHIS 2018 data are weighted. n = 19,330 for 2018 and n = 2032 for 2020. The K6 is scored on a scale of 0 = none; 1 = a little; 2 = some; 3 = most; 4 = all.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; d, difference in standard deviations; K6, Kessler‐6 scale; NHIS, National Health Interview Survey.

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