Epidemiology of Depression and Help-Seeking Behavior, 1979-1983, Los Angeles, California (ICPSR 24761)
Version Date: Mar 15, 2010 View help for published
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Carol S. Aneshensel, University of California-Los Angeles;
Ralph Frerichs, University of California-Los Angeles
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR24761.v1
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This project examined the epidemiological distribution of depression in a large metropolitan area. It employed structural equation models to examine the role of stress and social support systems in the occurrence of the condition. Other analysis focused on the antecedents of help-seeking. Using a multistage cluster sample, a probability sample of 1,003 adults (aged 18 and older), a representative sample of the Los Angeles County population, was interviewed in 1979. Three follow-up interviews were conducted over the next year, with an additional fifth interview in 1983. The study has been divided into five parts identified as: Time1, Time2, Time3, Time4, and Time5. Time1 focuses on demographic information, such as marital status, employment status, education, family relationships, household information, sex, and ethnicity. The other main focus of Time1 was on respondents' general health condition and their health insurance. Time2, Time3, Time4, and Time5 focus on diagnostic aspects of depression, social support, the role of stress, in addition to asking respondents questions regarding their behavior and mood, environmental and employment changes, and major life events.
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Geographic Coverage View help for Geographic Coverage
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Census tract
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A multistage cluster sample of Census tracts, blocks, households, individuals.
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Adults over the age of 18 living in the community in Los Angeles County in 1979.
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Out of 1,531 eligible households, 1,003 individuals were interviewed (66 percent), 365 refused (24 percent), and 163 were inaccessible due to various reasons. Of those interviewed at Time1, 674 were reinterviewed at Time5 and 602 participated in all 5 interviews.
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Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) Scale
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2010-03-15
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- Aneshensel, Carol S., and Ralph Frerichs. Epidemiology of Depression and Help-Seeking Behavior, 1979-1983, Los Angeles, California. ICPSR24761-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-03-15. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR24761.v1
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