M6.8 DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS, FOR ABOUT HOW MANY DAYS HAVE YOU FELT SAD, BLUE OR DEPRESSED?
| PERCENTS | |||||||
| CATEGORIES | EVERY DAY | 3 - 4 WEEKS | 1 - 2 WEEKS | <1 WEEK | NEVER | UNK/REF | TOTAL |
| AGE GROUP 18-24 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 32.2 | 53.6 | 0.8 | 452 |
| 25-34 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 31.1 | 57.8 | 0.8 | 953 |
| 35-44 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 10.6 | 26.5 | 58.0 | 0.7 | 1,184 |
| 45-54 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 26.3 | 58.9 | 1.3 | 1,126 |
| 55-64 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 21.2 | 66.0 | 2.2 | 774 |
| 65-74 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 15.2 | 69.6 | 5.1 | 564 |
| 75 + | 3.6 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 18.4 | 65.2 | 6.0 | 516 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 45 |
| SEX MALE | 2.9 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 23.2 | 66.5 | 1.2 | 2,210 |
| FEMALE | 4.1 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 28.0 | 54.6 | 2.4 | 3,404 |
| RACE GROUP WHITE, NON-HISPANIC | 3.4 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 25.1 | 61.2 | 1.8 | 4,908 |
| BLACK, NON-HISPANIC | 4.7 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 28.7 | 55.9 | 0.7 | 265 |
| OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. | 5.7 | 1.0 | 11.6 | 27.5 | 52.6 | 1.7 | 196 |
| HISPANIC | 2.1 | 0 | 5.2 | 32.2 | 59.2 | 1.4 | 183 |
| REFUSED | 13.3 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 27.5 | 39.9 | 9.3 | 62 |
| INCOME GROUP < $15,000 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 26.1 | 48.4 | 2.6 | 539 |
| $15-$24,999 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 27.6 | 52.2 | 2.1 | 891 |
| $25-$49,999 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 25.8 | 60.8 | 1.4 | 1,690 |
| $50-$74,999 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 27.5 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 928 |
| >=$75,000 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 26.2 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 850 |
| UNK/REF | 4.1 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 19.6 | 63.5 | 5.7 | 716 |
| EDUCATION < H S GRAD | 7.4 | 0.8 | 11.6 | 25.1 | 51.9 | 3.2 | 629 |
| H S GRAD OR GED | 4.1 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 23.0 | 60.6 | 2.5 | 2,071 |
| SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH | 2.8 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 27.7 | 58.8 | 1.2 | 1,406 |
| COLLEGE GRAD | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 27.9 | 65.0 | 0.7 | 1,499 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 9 |
| MARITAL STATUS MARRIED | 2.5 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 23.5 | 65.4 | 1.8 | 3,128 |
| UNMARRIED | 5.2 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 29.3 | 52.3 | 1.8 | 2,474 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 12 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPLOYED | 2.0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 27.6 | 61.8 | 0.8 | 3,440 |
| NOT EMPLOYED | 5.9 | 0.7 | 15.6 | 29.5 | 47.5 | 0.8 | 241 |
| STUDENT/HOMEMAKER | 3.5 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 30.7 | 54.7 | 1.4 | 677 |
| RET/UNABLE TO WORK | 7.8 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 62.3 | 5.5 | 1,245 |
| UNK/REF | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 |
--- ALL --- | 3.6 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 25.7 | 60.3 | 1.8 | 5,614 |
NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
*** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.
SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
