Table 1: Psychological Distress among USA population: Sociodemographic Characteristics.
No Psych Distress (n=274279) Psych Distress (n=10218) p-value
Age group, years Number % Number %
18-44 78411 97.2 2268 2.8 .0001
45-64 140077 95.4 6465 4.4
≥ 65 55791 97.4 1485 2.6
Sex
Male (170687/48.9%) 122236 97.1 3596 2.9 0.01
Female (199094/51.9%) 152043 95.8 6622 4.2
Race
Non-Hispanic Whites 166786 96.5 5963 3.5 0.01
Non-Hispanic Blacks 41680 96.0 1744 4.0
Asians 14611 98.1 282 1.9
Hispanics 48465 95.9 2067 4.1
High School
No High School Degree 39404 93.0 2946 7.0 0.01
High School Degree 233111 97.0 7202 3.0
Poverty
Above federal poverty level 198966 97.4 5407 2.6 0.01
Below federal poverty level 38253 91.1 3743 8.9
Alcohol
Never Drinker 62494 96.6 2202 3.4 0.01
Former Drinker 40667 94.1 2565 5.9
Current Drinker 166196 96.9 5275 3.1