Table 2

Unweighted and Weighted Distribution of Reasons for Not Seeking Help

Reason for Nondisclosure (Item Label)	Response	Unweighted Analysis		Weighted Estimates

		%	n	%	95% CI
The doctor might put me on medicines that I’d rather not take (medication aversion)	Does not apply	57.3	602	54.6	49.9–59.2
	Applies a little	23.4	246	22.5	19.1–26.3
	Applies a lot	19.2	202	22.9	18.8–27.5
I do not feel it is my doctor’s job to deal with emotional problems (not doctor’s job)	Does not apply	73.3	773	71.0	66.4–75.2
	Applies a little	14.1	149	13.4	10.9–16.5
	Applies a lot	12.5	132	15.6	12.0–20.0
My medical records might be seen by others such as an employer (medical records)	Does not apply	71.5	753	70.3	66.1–74.3
	Applies a little	13.2	139	14.3	11.4–17.7
	Applies a lot	15.3	161	15.4	12.5–18.9
The doctor might send me to a counselor, psychologist or social worker (counseling)	Does not apply	75.8	797	74.0	69.6–78.0
	Applies a little	11.8	124	12.3	9.8–15.4
	Applies a lot	12.4	130	13.7	10.4–17.7
The doctor might send me to a psychiatrist (psychiatrist)	Does not apply	76.0	800	73.9	69.4–78.0
	Applies a little	12.1	127	12.7	10.0–15.9
	Applies a lot	11.9	125	13.4	10.1–17.5
I would not want to be considered a ‘psychiatric patient’ (psychiatric patient)	Does not apply	69.8	734	70.5	66.1–74.6
	Applies a little	17.4	183	17.7	14.4–21.6
	Applies a lot	12.8	135	11.8	9.2–15.0
I would not want to tell private information to my doctor (private information)	Does not apply	84.3	888	80.2	75.7–84.0
	Applies a little	9.8	103	10.7	8.0–14.2
	Applies a lot	6.0	63	9.1	6.3–12.9
I might cry or become too emotional during the visit (emotional control)	Does not apply	77.3	814	78.0	73.8–81.6
	Applies a little	15.5	163	14.4	11.3–18.2
	Applies a lot	7.2	76	7.6	5.6–10.4
I would not know how to bring up the topic of depression to my doctor (topic introduction)	Does not apply	82.7	870	80.5	76.3–84.1
	Applies a little	11.5	121	13.1	10.2–16.7
	Applies a lot	5.8	61	6.4	4.2–9.6
I would not want to distract the doctor from taking care of my physical health problems (distraction of doctor)	Does not apply	86.7	914	86.7	83.2–89.7
	Applies a little	7.3	77	8.0	5.6–11.3
	Applies a lot	6.0	63	5.3	3.8–7.3
The doctor might think less of me if I brought up my depression symptoms (loss of esteem)	Does not apply	86.7	914	87.2	83.7–90.0
	Applies a little	9.3	98	9.3	6.8–12.6
	Applies a lot	4.0	42	3.6	2.3–5.4

CI=confidence interval.
Note: Reasons have been sorted by percentage of the population estimated to believe the reason applies a lot to them.