Table 1.93a Perception of help received from treatment or counseling for persons age 12 and over with a past year major depressive episode,a United States, 2005 |
Population group |
Perception of help received |
No help |
Some/little help |
Lot/great deal |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
16.1 |
1.2 |
44.6 |
1.7 |
39.4 |
1.7 |
Age |
12-17 |
19.6 |
2.1 |
46.3 |
2.6 |
34.0 |
2.4 |
18-25 |
17.1 |
1.5 |
43.9 |
2.1 |
38.9 |
2.1 |
26 and over |
15.6 |
1.5 |
44.5 |
2.1 |
39.9 |
2.1 |
Race |
White only |
14.7 |
1.2 |
46.4 |
1.8 |
38.9 |
1.7 |
Black only |
20.3 |
4.6 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
AI/AN only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
15.0 |
3.5 |
43.7 |
5.8 |
41.3 |
5.7 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
16.2 |
1.2 |
44.7 |
1.8 |
39.1 |
1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
14.9 |
1.3 |
46.6 |
1.9 |
38.5 |
1.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
18.8 |
4.5 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Gender |
Male |
17.7 |
2.3 |
51.6 |
3.2 |
30.7 |
2.9 |
Female |
15.4 |
1.3 |
41.8 |
2.0 |
42.8 |
2.0 |
Education, age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
20.0 |
3.3 |
41.2 |
4.4 |
38.8 |
4.7 |
High school graduate |
14.6 |
2.0 |
41.2 |
3.2 |
44.2 |
3.2 |
At least some college |
15.3 |
1.8 |
46.9 |
2.5 |
37.8 |
2.3 |
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 for depression as described in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Estimates of levels of perceived help exclude persons with unknown perception of help information.
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.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health.