Differences in demographic composition and in work, social, and functional limitations among the populations with unipolar depression and bipolar disorder: results from a nationally representative sample

Table 1 Prevalence of and characteristics within individuals with bipolar disorder or depression compared to the non-mood disorder population, adults 18-64, United States, 2004-2006

	Bipolar disorder	Depression		Non-mood disorder
	(n = 572)	(n = 5,464)		(n = 53,905)
Total U.S. Population (18-64)	1,647,408	16,874,994		165,702,423
	0.9%	9.2%		90.0%
Gender
Male	35.2%	33.3%		51.1%	*
Female	64.8%	66.7%		48.9%	*
Age
18-24	11.4%	9.7%		16.1%	*
25-34	20.7%	16.2%		22.0%
35-44	30.3%	23.0%	*	23.1%	*
45-54	25.1%	28.8%		22.3%
55-64	12.5%	22.3%	*	16.6%	*
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic	8.1%	9.4%		14.8%	*
NH White	74.3%	77.9%		65.8%	*
NH Black	9.2%	7.8%		12.3%
NH Multiple	4.7%	2.4%		1.2%	*
NH Other	3.8%	2.5%		6.0%
Marital status
Married	35.8%	48.1%	*	56.3%	*
Other	64.2%	51.9%	*	43.8%	*
Income (% Federal Poverty Level)
< 200%	39.0%	21.3%	*	13.5%	*
200-399%	39.3%	43.4%		43.4%
> = 400%	21.7%	35.4%	*	43.1%	*
Educational Attainment (24 and older)
Less than High School grad	16.6%	15.9%		14.3%
High School grad	35.7%	31.9%		30.9%
Some College	27.1%	24.7%		23.3%
College degree or more	20.7%	27.4%	*	31.5%	*
Living Arrangement
Living Alone	37.6%	25.6%	*	17.1%	*
Living with child and adult	24.5%	29.0%		40.3%	*
Living with adult only	29.4%	38.2%	*	38.4%	*
Living with child only	8.5%	7.2%		4.2%	*
Comorbid conditions
0	78.8%	74.9%		88.3%	*
1	16.9%	19.5%		10.3%	*
2	2.9%	4.6%		1.2%
3 or more	1.4%	1.1%		0.2%
Geography
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)	19.9%	17.5%		16.1%
Non-MSA	80.1%	82.5%		83.9%
Region
Northeast	18.8%	16.6%		18.7%
Midwest	25.3%	25.6%		21.9%
South	32.1%	33.9%		36.3%
West	23.8%	23.9%		23.1%

* Indicates statistical difference (p < .05) between the bipolar disorder population versus the depression population or between the bipolar disorder population versus the non-mood disorder population
Source: 2004-2006 MEPS

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