This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older with clinically relevant depressive symptoms from 1998 to 2014, by gender. In 2014, around 10 percent of men aged 65 years and older had signs of depression, compared to 15 percent of women aged 65 years and older.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older with clinically relevant depressive symptoms from 1998 to 2014, by gender
The definition of “clinically relevant depressive symptoms” is four or more symptoms out of a list of eight depressive symptoms from
an abbreviated version of the Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), adapted by the Health and Retirement Study (HRS).
The CES-D scale is a measure of depressive symptoms and is not to be used as a diagnosis of clinical depression.
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AgingStats.gov. (August 2, 2016). Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older with clinically relevant depressive symptoms from 1998 to 2014, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/726506/depressive-symptoms-among-seniors-united-states-by-gender/
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AgingStats.gov. (2016). Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older with clinically relevant depressive symptoms from 1998 to 2014, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726506/depressive-symptoms-among-seniors-united-states-by-gender/
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