Natl Health Stat Report. 2024 Feb(199):1-11.
Objectives-This report presents national estimates of self-reported feelings of depression among adults by whether they lived alone or with others. Methods-Data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey were used to describe differences in self-reported feelings of depression and living arrangement by selected sociodemographic characteristics and social and emotional support among adults age 18 and older. The measure of living arrangement was categorized as living alone or living with others. Results-Overall, 16.0% of adults lived alone in 2021. Reported feelings of depression were higher among adults living alone (6.4%) compared with adults living with others (4.1%), for both men and women, across most race and Hispanic-origin groups, and by family income. Adults who reported never or rarely receiving social and emotional support and living alone were almost twice as likely to report feelings of depression than those never or rarely receiving social and emotional support and living with others (19.6% compared with 11.6%, respectively). Yet no significant difference was seen in reported feelings of depression among those who reported sometimes, usually, or always receiving social and emotional support by whether they were living alone or living with others. Conclusion-Adults living alone had higher reported feelings of depression than adults living with others. Differences in feelings of depression by living arrangement were observed for most of the characteristics examined.
目的-本报告介绍了成年人自我报告的抑郁感在独自居住和与他人居住情况下的全国估计数。方法-使用 2021 年全国健康访谈调查的数据，描述了成年人中自我报告的抑郁感和居住安排的差异，这些差异与选定的社会人口特征以及 18 岁及以上成年人的社会和情感支持有关。居住安排的衡量标准分为独自居住和与他人居住。结果-总体而言，2021 年有 16.0%的成年人独自居住。与与他人居住的成年人（4.1%）相比，独自居住的成年人（6.4%）报告的抑郁感更高，无论是男性还是女性，在大多数种族和西班牙裔群体中，以及按家庭收入划分，情况都是如此。报告从未或很少获得社会和情感支持且独自居住的成年人报告抑郁感的可能性几乎是那些从未或很少获得社会和情感支持且与他人居住的成年人的两倍（19.6%比 11.6%）。然而，在那些报告有时、通常或总是获得社会和情感支持的人中，无论他们是独自居住还是与他人居住，报告的抑郁感没有差异。结论-与与他人居住的成年人相比，独自居住的成年人报告的抑郁感更高。通过居住安排观察到抑郁感的差异在大多数检查的特征中都存在。
