Table 2 Psychological distress across race/ethnicity (N = 21,280)
All | Non-Hispanic Whites | Hispanics | Non-Hispanic Asians | Non-Hispanic African Americans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
During the past 30 days | N (%) | Weighted % | p-Value a | |||
Moderate or severe psychological distress | 7359 (33.54) | 36.95 | 40.58 | 39.92 | 30.98 | 0.001*** |
Mean (SD) | Weighted Mean b | |||||
Psychological distress score (range = 6–30) | 9.94 (4.02) | 10.24 | 10.77*** | 10.47 | 9.64** | |
Feel nervous (range = 1–5) | 2.04 (0.94) | 2.08 | 2.19*** | 2.08 | 1.93*** | |
Feel hopeless (range = 1–5)) | 1.50 (0.82) | 1.55 | 1.65*** | 1.62* | 1.45* | |
Feel restless (range = 1–5)) | 1.98 (0.97) | 2.07 | 2.12 | 1.97*** | 1.90*** | |
Feel depressed (range = 1–5) | 1.37 (0.73) | 1.38 | 1.52*** | 1.49*** | 1.38 | |
Feel everything is an effort (range = 1–5) | 1.74 (0.97) | 1.80 | 1.85*** | 1.85*** | 1.72** | |
Feel worthless (range = 1–5) | 1.31 (0.72) | 1.35 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.26 | |