2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Table 7_1_1.2d Adults with a major depressive episode in the last 12 months who received treatment for depression in the last 12 months,a by education, United States, 2007
Total
Less than high school
High school graduate
At least some college
Population group
Percent
SE
Percent
SE
Percent
SE
Percent
SE
Total
64.5
1.3
65.2
2.8
65.3
2.2
63.9
1.9
Age
18–44
57.6
1.4
54.1
3.2
56.3
2.4
59.5
1.8
45–64
75.4
2.3
79.8
4.7
79.6
3.7
71.3
3.7
65 and over
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Gender
Male
57.8
2.4
61.5
5.2
61.9
3.5
53.9
3.7
Female
68.0
1.4
67.6
3.5
67.0
2.8
68.6
2.0
Race
White only
66.8
1.3
65.7
3.2
68.1
2.2
66.4
2.0
Black only
52.6
4.3
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
46.4
5.9
Asian only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
NHOPI only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
AI/AN only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Multiple races
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Ethnicity
Hispanic
53.9
4.4
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Non-Hispanic
65.9
1.3
70.7
2.9
66.3
2.2
64.2
2.0
County type
MSA
63.2
1.5
62.8
3.5
63.7
2.6
63.0
2.1
Non-MSA
70.7
2.3
73.4
4.3
70.2
4.0
69.5
3.5
a Major depressive episode (MDE) is defined as a period of at least 2 weeks when a person experienced a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities and had a majority of the symptoms of depression as described in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Treatment is defined as seeing or talking to a medical doctor or other professional or using prescription medication for depression in the past year. Respondents with unknown data for past year MDE measures or unknown treatment data were excluded.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; SE: standard error.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
