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Disparities Data Details MHMD-4.1 by Health Insurance Status for 2018

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Disparities Details by Health Insurance Status for 2018
MHMD-4.1 : Adolescents with a major depressive episode in the past 12 months (percent, 12-17 years)
This chart compares rates by population.

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2020 Baseline (year): 8.3 (2008)
2020 Target: 7.5 1
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
2017
2018
Data Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Health Insurance Status for MHMD-4.1

MHMD-4.1 Reduce the proportion of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who experience major depressive episodes (MDEs)

Adolescents with a major depressive episode in the past 12 months (percent, 12-17 years)

2020 Baseline (year): 8.3 (2008)
2020 Target: 7.5 1
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
Spotlight on Disparities:
Health Insurance Status 2018 Disparity
Public 14.0
CI 13.0/15.1
SE 0.545		 ÷ 1.000
Best rate
Uninsured 14.4
CI 11.3/18.1
SE 1.714		 ÷ 1.027
CI
1.000/ 1.262
Private 14.8
CI 13.9/15.8
SE 0.476		 ÷ 1.060
CI
1.000/ 1.151
Average group rate excluding best group rate 14.6
...
SE 1.779 		÷ 1.043
CI 1.000/ 1.288

Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release.

Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population.

Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown.

CI: 95% confidence interval.
Summary measures of health disparities by Health Insurance Status — 2018
  • The best group rate for this objective, 14.0%, was attained by persons with public insurance.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 14.8%, was attained by persons with private insurance.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 0.8 percentage points.
  • The worst group rate was <1.100 times the best group rate.
  • The average rate for all other health insurance status groups (excluding the best), 14.6%, was <1.100 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Health Insurance Status — 2018

Persons with public insurance achieved the best group rate for this objective, 14.0%.

  • The rate among uninsured persons was <1.1 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons with private insurance was <1.1 times the best group rate.
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