Table 3

Unweighted Percentage of Respondents With vs Without a History of Depression Treatment Who Reported That a Reason for Not Seeking Depression Care Applies a Lot

Reason for Nondisclosure^a	History of Treatment^b (n=475)		No History of Treatment^b (n=579)		P Value^c

	%	n	%	n
Medication aversion	15.6	74	22.2	128	.009
Not doctor’s job	10.1	48	14.5	84	.040
Medical records	17.9	85	13.1	76	.041
Counseling referral	11.4	54	13.1	76	.423
Psychiatrist referral	9.5	45	13.9	80	.036
Psychiatric patient	13.7	65	12.1	70	.511
Private information	4.4	21	7.3	42	.072
Emotional control	9.7	46	5.2	30	.007
Topic introduction	5.7	27	5.9	34	1.00
Distract of doctor	5.9	28	6.0	35	1.00
Loss of esteem	4.8	23	3.3	19	.258

Note: Because of nonresponse, the number for analysis for each reason ranges from 1,050 to 1,054.
↵a Refer to Table 2 for item wording.
↵b Respondents were classified into the history (n = 475) or no history (n = 579) groups based on their answer to the question, “Have you, personally, ever been treated for depression by a health care provider? A health care provider could be a medical doctor or a mental health professional, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, or counselor.”
↵c Probability values are based on the χ² test with continuity correction.