Symptoms of depression among blacks and whites.

• DOI: 10.2105/ajph.83.2.240
• Publication Date: 2008-11-29T13:18:52Z
• Authors: R J Jones-Webb; L R Snowden
• Keywords: Marital status; Depression

We sought to examine relationships between sociodemographic indicators of risk and depression symptoms within the Black White populations.In a national probability sample, differences in sex, age, marital status, religion, social class, employment urbanicity, region were evaluated against Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale score 16 or greater. Risk factors identified two populations compared them.For both races, females at greater than males, respondents who formerly married separated those currently married. Major patterns also found races. Blacks 30 39 years belonged non-Western religious groups, lived West comparable Whites. widowed, members middle lower-middle unemployed less risk.Similarities evident. The nature suggests important divergence sociocultural economic experience.