This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with depression from 2013 to 2016, by family income level and gender. During this period, around 19.8 percent of women with a family income less than 100 percent the federal poverty line had depression, compared to 4.8 percent of women at or above 400 percent the federal poverty line.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with depression from 2013 to 2016, by family income level and gender*
* Family income levels are defined by the federal poverty level (FPL). Based on the income-to-poverty ratio, a measure of the annual
total family income divided by the poverty guidelines, adjusted for family size.
Depression is measured using the score from the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), a nine item
depression-screening instrument that asks about the frequency of symptoms of depression
in the past 2 weeks. Response categories of “not at all,” “several days,” “more than half the
days,” and “nearly every day” are given a score of 0 to 3. Summary scores ranged from 0 to 27.
Depression was defined using a score of 10 or higher, a well-validated cut point used in primary
care settings.
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