Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of respondents in complete sample
| Characteristics | Overall n (%) (N = 26,174) |
|---|---|
| Anxiety* | |
| No | 16,467 (62.9) |
| Yes | 7,143 (27.3) |
| Missing | 2,564 (9.8) |
| Depression† | |
| No | 15,692 (60.0) |
| Yes | 7,000 (26.7) |
| Missing | 3,482 (13.3) |
| PTSD‡ | |
| No | 14,064 (53.7) |
| Yes | 8,184 (31.3) |
| Missing | 3,926 (15.0) |
| Suicidal ideation§ | |
| No | 21,358 (81.6) |
| Yes | 1,959 (7.5) |
| Missing | 2,857 (10.9) |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 3,071 (11.7) |
| Midwest | 7,214 (27.6) |
| South | 8,966 (34.3) |
| West | 5,912 (22.6) |
| Tribal/Territory | 51 (0.2) |
| Missing | 960 (3.7) |
| Lives alone | |
| No | 20,604 (78.7) |
| Yes | 3,433 (13.1) |
| Missing | 2,137 (8.2) |
| Years working in public health | |
| Less than 1 year | 3,316 (12.7) |
| 1–4 years | 6,559 (25.1) |
| 5–9 years | 4,868 (18.6) |
| 10–14 years | 3,216 (12.3) |
| 15+ years | 7,125 (27.2) |
| Missing | 1,090 (4.2) |
| Supervisor | |
| No | 17,085 (65.3) |
| Yes | 7,957 (30.4) |
| Missing | 1,132 (4.3) |
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Respondents who scored ≥3.0 out of 6 on the 2-item General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2) were categorized as symptomatic for anxiety.
†
Respondents who scored ≥10.0 out of 27 on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were categorized as symptomatic for depression.
‡
Respondents who scored ≥1.75 out of 4 on the 6-item Impact of Event Scale (IES-6) were categorized as symptomatic for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
§
Respondents who indicated that they would be better off dead or thought of hurting themselves at any time in the past 2 weeks on the PHQ-9 were categorized as symptomatic for suicidal ideation.