Table 4

Unweighted Percentage of Respondents Without vs With Moderate or Severe Depressive Symptoms Who Reported That a Reason for Not Seeking Depression Care Applies a Lot

Reason for Nondisclosure^a	No or Mild Symptoms^b (n=899)		Moderate or Severe Symptoms^b (n=153)		P Value^b^,^c

	%	n	%	n
Medication aversion	17.7	159	27.8	42	.004
Not doctor’s job	11.8	106	17.0	26	.073
Medical records	13.6	122	25.5	39	.001
Counseling referral	11.3	101	18.3	28	.014
Psychiatrist referral	10.8	97	18.3	28	.008
Psychiatric patient	11.6	104	20.3	31	.003
Private information	4.8	43	12.4	19	.001
Emotional control	4.9	44	20.9	32	.001
Topic introduction	4.0	36	16.5	25	.001
Distract of doctor	4.5	40	14.4	22	.001
Loss of esteem	2.6	23	12.4	19	.001

PHQ- 9 = 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.
Note: Because of nonresponse, the number for analysis for each reason ranges from 1,048 to 1,052.
↵a Refer to Table 2 for item wording.
↵b Respondents with a PHQ-9 score of 0–9 were assigned to the no or mild depressive symptoms group; respondents with a PHQ-9 score of 10–27 were assigned to the moderate/severe depressive symptoms group.
↵c Probability values are based on the χ² test with continuity correction.