Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Antidepressant Use in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2002

Product type:

Statistical Brief 77

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

May 9, 2005

Description:

Using data from the Household Component of the 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC), this Statistical Brief examines variations in the percentage of persons in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population who used antidepressants in 2002, by select person characteristics. The person characteristics analyzed in the brief include age, race/ ethnicity, sex, insurance status, perceived health status, perceived mental health status, and marital status.

Author(s):

Marie N. Stagnitti, MPA

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only Publication

MEPS Topics:

Health Status, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs

PDF link:

data_files/publications/st77/stat77.pdf (180 KB)

HTML link:

data_files/publications/st77/stat77.shtml