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During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt SAD, BLUE, or DEPRESSED?
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
None
N % C.I.(95%) |
1-2 days
N % C.I.(95%) |
3-7 days
N % C.I.(95%) |
8-29 days
N % C.I.(95%) |
30 days
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
2913 |
1646 58.0 (55.9-60.1) |
476 16.3 (14.7-18.0) |
442 15.0 (13.6-16.6) |
245 7.7 ( 6.7- 8.9) |
104 3.0 ( 2.4- 3.7) |
| GENDER |
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| Male |
1112 |
728 65.5 (62.1-68.7) |
148 13.7 (11.4-16.5) |
142 13.5 (11.3-16.0) |
61 4.9 ( 3.8- 6.4) |
33 2.4 ( 1.6- 3.5) |
| Female |
1801 |
918 51.0 (48.4-53.7) |
328 18.7 (16.7-20.9) |
300 16.5 (14.6-18.5) |
184 10.3 ( 8.7-12.1) |
71 3.5 ( 2.7- 4.5) |
| RACE |
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| White |
2244 |
1295 58.8 (56.5-61.2) |
373 16.3 (14.6-18.2) |
336 15.0 (13.3-16.8) |
170 7.2 ( 6.0- 8.5) |
70 2.7 ( 2.1- 3.5) |
| African American |
566 |
291 54.0 (48.8-59.0) |
90 16.7 (12.8-21.4) |
91 15.7 (12.5-19.6) |
64 9.9 ( 7.4-13.1) |
30 3.8 ( 2.6- 5.6) |
| AGE |
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| 18-24 |
245 |
122 52.6 (44.8-60.2) |
51 21.5 (15.7-28.8) |
43 15.3 (10.7-21.4) |
27 9.8 ( 6.3-15.0) |
2 0.8 ( 0.2- 3.3) |
| 25-34 |
536 |
298 56.1 (51.2-61.0) |
100 18.8 (15.0-23.3) |
90 16.5 (13.2-20.5) |
36 6.6 ( 4.6- 9.6) |
12 1.9 ( 1.0- 3.7) |
| 35-44 |
611 |
292 50.6 (46.2-55.1) |
125 19.8 (16.5-23.6) |
105 16.5 (13.5-20.1) |
60 8.5 ( 6.4-11.2) |
29 4.4 ( 3.0- 6.6) |
| 45-54 |
535 |
295 58.1 (53.4-62.7) |
87 14.7 (11.8-18.1) |
84 16.6 (13.3-20.5) |
46 7.3 ( 5.4-10.0) |
23 3.3 ( 2.0- 5.2) |
| 55-64 |
389 |
228 62.1 (56.8-67.2) |
57 13.7 (10.5-17.7) |
56 13.9 (10.6-18.0) |
30 6.8 ( 4.7- 9.9) |
18 3.4 ( 2.1- 5.6) |
| 65+ |
582 |
404 71.0 (66.8-74.8) |
53 8.5 ( 6.3-11.2) |
62 10.3 ( 8.0-13.3) |
43 6.8 ( 4.9- 9.3) |
20 3.4 ( 2.1- 5.5) |
| EDUCATION |
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| Less Than H.S. |
474 |
282 59.5 (54.0-64.9) |
48 11.2 ( 7.9-15.8) |
66 15.4 (11.7-20.1) |
51 9.3 ( 6.9-12.6) |
27 4.5 ( 3.0- 6.6) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
907 |
500 56.7 (53.0-60.3) |
147 15.4 (13.0-18.2) |
147 15.9 (13.3-18.8) |
76 8.4 ( 6.5-10.9) |
37 3.7 ( 2.6- 5.2) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
736 |
406 57.4 (53.2-61.6) |
121 16.3 (13.3-19.8) |
110 14.3 (11.7-17.4) |
75 9.1 ( 7.0-11.7) |
24 2.8 ( 1.8- 4.5) |
| College Graduate |
789 |
453 59.2 (55.1-63.1) |
160 20.7 (17.4-24.5) |
118 14.4 (11.9-17.4) |
42 4.4 ( 3.2- 6.0) |
16 1.3 ( 0.8- 2.2) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
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| Less than $15,000 |
312 |
152 48.8 (42.4-55.2) |
29 10.7 ( 7.0-16.0) |
50 17.5 (12.9-23.3) |
49 13.3 ( 9.9-17.8) |
32 9.7 ( 6.6-14.2) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
539 |
278 55.0 (50.0-59.9) |
87 15.6 (12.5-19.4) |
79 13.9 (10.8-17.6) |
69 11.0 ( 8.3-14.3) |
26 4.6 ( 3.0- 6.9) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
421 |
230 55.6 (50.0-61.2) |
90 20.2 (15.9-25.2) |
59 15.4 (11.6-20.3) |
33 7.1 ( 4.8-10.2) |
9 1.7 ( 0.8- 3.4) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
438 |
251 56.9 (51.3-62.4) |
75 20.2 (15.3-26.0) |
76 14.7 (11.6-18.5) |
23 5.8 ( 3.8- 8.8) |
13 2.4 ( 1.3- 4.4) |
| $50,000+ |
762 |
466 63.2 (59.2-67.0) |
144 16.9 (14.2-19.9) |
107 14.1 (11.5-17.3) |
36 4.9 ( 3.4- 7.1) |
9 0.9 ( 0.4- 1.9) |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
