Figure 13.1.
Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who experienced serious
psychological distress during the past 30 days: United States, 1997–2002
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NOTES: Six
psychological distress questions are included in
the Sample Adult Core component. These questions ask
how often a respondent experienced symptoms of psychological distress
during the past 30 days. The
response codes (0-4) of the six items for each person are summed to yield a
scale with a 0-24 range. A
value of 13 or more for this scale is used here to define serious psychological distress (1).
DATA SOURCE: Sample
Adult Core component of the 1997-2002 National Health Interview Surveys.
The estimate for 2002 was based on data collected from January through
June.
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