Table I.
Descriptive Comparisons of GAD-7 and CESD-R-10 Scores by Individual Characteristics, Among Y7 COMPASS (2018–19) Participants
| GAD-7a score |
CESD-R-10b score |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | n (%) | Mean (SD) | F | p | Mean (SD) | F | p |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 29,637 (50.2) | 4.9 (5.1) | 5,114.9 | <.0001 | 7.7 (5.4) | 2,899.6 | <.0001 |
| Female | 29,415 (49.8) | 8.2 (5.8) | 10.5 (6.3) | ||||
| Grade | |||||||
| 9 | 17,018 (28.8) | 6.0 (5.5) | 113.4 | <.0001 | 8.5 (6.0) | 90.4 | <.0001 |
| 10 | 17,020 (28.8) | 6.5 (5.7) | 9.1 (6.0) | ||||
| 11 | 15,766 (26.7) | 6.7 (5.7) | 9.3 (6.1) | ||||
| 12c | 9,248 (15.7) | 7.3 (6.0) | 9.8 (6.1) | ||||
| Ethno-racial identity | |||||||
| White | 38,849 (65.9) | 6.4 (5.6) | 57.1 | <.0001 | 8.8 (6.0) | 88.7 | <.0001 |
| Black | 2,418 (4.1) | 5.9 (5.8) | 9.2 (5.9) | ||||
| Asian | 7,152 (12.1) | 6.4 (5.3) | 9.6 (5.6) | ||||
| Latin American/Hispanic | 1,677 (2.9) | 6.5 (5.7) | 9.4 (6.0) | ||||
| Otherd or Mixed | 8,820 (15.0) | 7.4 (6.1) | 10.2 (6.5) | ||||
| Weekly spending money | |||||||
| $0 or ‘don’t know’ | 18,111 (30.7) | 6.5 (5.7) | 3.0 | .0304 | 9.1 (6.7) | 2.0 | .1118 |
| $1–20 | 13,279 (22.5) | 6.6 (5.7) | 9.2 (6.0) | ||||
| $21–100 | 14,480 (24.5) | 6.5 (5.5) | 9.0 (5.9) | ||||
| $100+ | 13,182 (22.3) | 6.7 (5.9) | 9.1 (6.1) | ||||
| Province | |||||||
| Alberta | 3,223 (5.5) | 7.1 (6.1) | 209.1 | <.0001 | 9.6 (6.3) | 119.9 | <.0001 |
| British Columbia | 10,068 (17.0) | 6.6 (5.7) | 9.5 (5.8) | ||||
| Ontario | 29,953 (50.7) | 7.0 (6.0) | 9.4 (6.2) | ||||
| Quebec | 15,808 (26.8) | 5.6 (4.9) | 8.3 (5.8) | ||||
| Total sample | 59,052 (100.0) | 6.1 (5.6) | 9.1 (6.1) | ||||
Note. SD = standard deviation.
a
Higher scores indicate greater self-reported symptoms of anxiety.
b
Higher scores indicate greater self-reported symptoms of depression.
c
Note there are fewer participants in this category as there is no Grade 12 in Quebec.
d
Includes participants who identified as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) on the Cq.