Characteristic | Number |
Estimated proportion (95% CI) |
---|---|---|
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ‐9) | ||
Total score, mean (95% CI) | 6.8 (6.6–7.0) | |
Moderate/moderately severe/severe (clinically significant) symptoms (score, ≥ 10) | 3791 | 27.6% (26.1–29.1%) |
Mild symptoms of depression (score, 5–9) | 3440 | 26.5% (25.1–27.8%) |
Item 9: Thoughts of being better off dead or of self‐harm | 1692 | 14.6% (13.5–16.0%) |
Several days | 1075 | 8.9% (8.1–9.9%) |
More than half the days | 356 | 3.0% (2.5–3.6%) |
Nearly every day | 261 | 2.7% (2.1–3.4%) |
Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD‐7) | ||
Total score, mean (95% CI) | 5.5 (5.3–5.7) | |
Moderate/ severe (clinically significant) symptoms (score, ≥ 10) | 3661 | 21.0% (19.6–22.4%) |
Mild anxiety symptoms (score, 5–9) | 2774 | 24.5% (23.3–25.8%) |
Item 7: Becoming easily annoyed or irritable | 8335 | 59.2% (57.6–60.7%) |
Several days | 5277 | 35.5% (34.0–37.0%) |
More than half the days | 1925 | 14.6% (13.5–15.7%) |
Nearly every day | 1133 | 9.1% (8.1–10.3%) |
Optimism about future | ||
Total score, mean (95% CI) | 6.1 (6.0–6.2) | |
High optimism (score, ≥ 8) | 4075 | 28.3% (27.1–29.6%) |
CI = confidence interval.
Weighted by state, socio‐economic status decile, sex, and age.