TABLE 2.

Characteristics and behavioral health diagnoses of three cohorts of commercially insured subscribers, by family type^a

	Couple with one or more dependentsb,c		Couple with no dependentsb		Subscriber with one More dependentsb,c
Characteristic	N	%	N	%	N	%
Selected plan with lowest deductible	20,347	34.4	16,341	40.0	7,203	37.8
Age of subscriber
18–24	159	.3	221	.5	220	1.2
25–34	10,238	17.3	5,144	12.6	4,878	25.6
35–44	28,706	48.5	4,820	11.8	8,800	46.2
45–54	18,007	30.4	10,720	26.2	4,624	24.3
55–64	2,127	3.6	20,012	48.9	544	2.9
Any behavioral health diagnoses in the family
No	49,491	83.6	37,234	91.0	16,460	86.3
Yes	9,746	16.5	3,683	9.0	2,606	13.7
N of behavioral health diagnoses in the family
0	49,491	83.6	37,234	91.0	16,460	86.3
1	5,247	8.9	2,232	5.5	1,548	8.1
2	2,447	4.1	905	2.2	600	3.2
3	1,150	1.9	346	.9	274	1.4
≥4	902	1.5	200	.5	184	1.0
Behavioral health diagnosis for any family member
Adjustment disorders	3,579	6.0	967	2.4	1,027	5.4
Posttraumatic stress disorder	416	.7	227	.6	112	.6
Generalized anxiety disorder	2,727	4.6	884	2.2	590	3.1
Obsessive-compulsive disorder	325	.6	80	.2	48	.3
Panic disorder	435	.7	214	.5	77	.4
Phobias	174	.3	51	.1	32	.2
Cognitive disorders (e.g., dementia)	129	.2	62	.2	24	.1
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder	2,189	3.7	216	.5	623	3.3
Other childhood disorders	675	1.1	NAd	NAd	230	1.2
Pervasive development disorders	357	.6	NAd	NAd	77	.4
Bipolar disorder	832	1.4	495	1.2	179	.9
Depression	3,928	6.6	1,916	4.7	918	4.8
Personality disorders	84	.1	47	.1	15	.1
Psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia)	176	.3	99	.2	51	.3
Alcohol use disorders	339	.6	189	.5	75	.4
Drug use disorders	427	.7	119	.3	86	.5
Other psychiatric disorders	1,041	1.8	431	1.1	283	1.5

^aFor the family type consisting of a couple with one or more dependents, our sample included 40 employers in 2011 and 41 employers in 2012. For the family type consisting of a couple with no dependents, our sample included 40 employers in 2011 and 41 employers in 2012. For the family type consisting of a single subscriber with one or more dependents, our sample included 39 employers in 2011 and 41 employers in 2012. All regression models controlled for census region.

^bSample for the three cohorts were as follows: couple with at least one dependent, N=59,237; couple with no dependents, N=40,917; subscriber with one or more dependents, N=19,066.

^cDependents in the sample were age 18 or younger.

^dNA, not applicable. We excluded childhood disorders, including pervasive developmental disorders and other childhood disorders, from the models with adult subscribers only.