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Increase the proportion of primary care visits where adolescents and adults are screened for depression — MHMD‑08 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
9.1 percent (2019)

National Target:
13.5 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
8.5 percent of primary care office visits included screening for depression in persons aged 12 years and over in 2016

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Primary care physician office visits by adolescents and adults that include screening for depression, 2016-2019 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016 2019
Total
8.5
CI 5.3 / 12.8
SE 1.787
9.1
CI 6.4 / 12.6
SE 1.509

Primary care physician office visits by adolescents and adults that include screening for depression by Sex, 2016-2019 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016 2019
Male
9.1
CI 5.6 / 13.7
SE 1.924
9.4
CI 5.2 / 15.2
SE 2.346
Female
8.2
CI 4.9 / 12.8
SE 1.877
9.0
CI 6.1 / 12.8
SE 1.613

Primary care physician office visits by adolescents and adults that include screening for depression by Race/Ethnicity, 2016-2019 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016 2019
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DNA
DNA
Asian only
DNA
DNA
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DNA
DNA
Black or African American only
DSU
12.8
CI 6.5 / 21.8
SE 3.543
White only
8.8
CI 5.7 / 12.7
SE 1.692
8.6
CI 5.7 / 12.3
SE 1.583
2 or more races
DNA
DNA
Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Not Hispanic or Latino
8.9
CI 5.5 / 13.4
SE 1.898
9.5
CI 6.5 / 13.3
SE 1.634
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
9.1
CI 5.8 / 13.3
SE 1.805
9.1
CI 5.9 / 13.3
SE 1.753

Primary care physician office visits by adolescents and adults that include screening for depression by Age group, 2016-2019 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016 2019
12-17 years
DSU
DSU
18-44 years
6.8
CI 4.4 / 10.0
SE 1.348
7.0
CI 3.9 / 11.3
SE 1.731
18-24 years
10.6
CI 5.8 / 17.3
SE 2.716
DSU
25-44 years
5.8
CI 3.5 / 9.0
SE 1.306
7.2
CI 3.8 / 12.3
SE 1.985
45-64 years
8.7
CI 5.0 / 13.9
SE 2.102
9.4
CI 5.7 / 14.3
SE 2.043
45-54 years
8.5
CI 5.0 / 13.5
SE 2.013
11.7
CI 6.6 / 18.8
SE 2.857
55-64 years
8.9
CI 4.4 / 15.6
SE 2.617
DSU
65 years and over
12.3
CI 6.4 / 20.7
SE 3.355
9.8
CI 5.9 / 15.2
SE 2.201
65-74 years
11.8
CI 6.2 / 19.6
SE 3.159
9.9
CI 5.8 / 15.4
SE 2.267
75-84 years
DSU
7.7
CI 4.1 / 12.9
SE 2.044
85 years and over
DSU
DSU

Primary care physician office visits by adolescents and adults that include screening for depression by Health insurance status, 2016-2019 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016 2019
Insured
7.5
CI 4.9 / 11.0
SE 1.470
8.9
CI 5.9 / 12.8
SE 1.659
Private
7.6
CI 4.7 / 11.5
SE 1.637
8.7
CI 5.7 / 12.6
SE 1.671
Public
7.2
CI 4.1 / 11.6
SE 1.768
DSU
Uninsured
DSU
DSU

Primary care physician office visits by adolescents and adults that include screening for depression by Geographic location, 2016-2019 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016 2019
Metropolitan
8.9
CI 5.4 / 13.7
SE 1.971
9.0
CI 6.1 / 12.6
SE 1.573
Non-metropolitan
DSU
DSU

Disparity