Table 3 UMHCN characteristics of respondents with PTSD or depression, World Trade Center Health Registry, 2011 - 2012
N | % | UMHCN (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 9,803 | 100 | 34.2 |
Socio-demographic variables | |||
Eligibility group | |||
Rescue and recovery | 4,675 | 47.7 | 32.6* |
Residents | 1,214 | 12.4 | 38.1 |
Occupants or in transit | 3,914 | 39.9 | 34.9 |
Gender | |||
Male | 5,706 | 58.2 | 31.3* |
Female | 4,097 | 41.8 | 38.2 |
Age (on Sept 11, 2001) | |||
18-34 | 2,304 | 23.5 | 43.2* |
35-44 | 3,586 | 36.6 | 35.2 |
45-54 | 2,889 | 29.5 | 28.8 |
55+ | 1,024 | 10.5 | 25.2 |
Race | |||
White (non-hispanic) | 6,055 | 61.8 | 34.2† |
Black (non-hispanic) | 1,121 | 11.4 | 31.3 |
Hispanic or latino | 1,664 | 17.0 | 35.8 |
Asian | 507 | 5.2 | 32.3 |
Multiracial or other | 456 | 4.7 | 38.1 |
Education | |||
Up to high school graduate | 2,739 | 28.2 | 30.3* |
Some college or technical school | 2,746 | 28.3 | 33.2 |
College graduate | 4,219 | 43.5 | 37.2 |
Household income in 2002 ($000’s) | |||
Less than 25 | 1,214 | 13.5 | 43.2* |
25 to 50 | 2,160 | 24.0 | 37.2 |
50 to 75 | 2,037 | 22.6 | 31.2 |
75 to 100 | 1,601 | 17.8 | 30.3 |
100+ | 2,002 | 22.2 | 32.0 |
Mental health variables | |||
Comorbid PTSD and depression | |||
Yes | 4,886 | 49.8 | 41.7* |
No | 4,917 | 50.2 | 26.8 |
Level of functional difficulty a | |||
None or low | 3,269 | 33.9 | 21.7* |
Medium | 3,968 | 41.1 | 36.5 |
High | 2,421 | 25.1 | 47.0 |
Symptom severity a | |||
Low | 2,269 | 23.5 | 18.8* |
Medium | 3,108 | 32.2 | 31.1 |
High | 2,306 | 23.9 | 41.0 |
Very high | 1,975 | 20.5 | 48.6 |
Health care variables | |||
Used any mental health services in past year | |||
Yes | 4,780 | 49.8 | 34.6 |
No | 4,820 | 50.2 | 33.8 |
Lacked insurance at any point in past year | |||
Yes | 1,132 | 11.9 | 59.6* |
No | 8,364 | 88.1 | 30.3 |
Social support index | |||
0 - 6 | 2,402 | 25.3 | 45.1* |
7 - 11 | 2,528 | 26.6 | 36.6 |
12 - 15 | 2,263 | 23.9 | 30.8 |
16 - 20 | 2,296 | 24.2 | 22.7 |