Complete Indicator Profile of Mental Health: Youth Feeling Sad/Hopeless

Definition

Percentage of students who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities during the past 12 months

Numerator

Number of surveyed students who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities during the past 12 months

Denominator

Total number of survey respondents except those with missing, "Don't know/Not sure," and "Refused" responses.

Why Is This Important?

According to results from the 2006-2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 9.1% of New Mexico youth 12-17 years old had at least one major depressive episode in the past 12 months. Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness are a risk factor for depression. Students who reported these feelings of sadness or hopelessness were more likely than other students to report suicide attempts, cigarette smoking, binge drinking and illicit drug use.



Graphical Data Views

Percentage of Students Who Felt Sad or Hopeless Almost Every Day by Year, New Mexico and U.S. 2001-2009

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New Mexico vs. U.S. Year Percentage of Students Lower Limit Upper Limit Numerator Denominator
New Mexico 2001 31.0% 28.6% 33.5% 2,612 9,097
New Mexico 2003 31.9% 29.4% 34.5% 3,320 10,615
New Mexico 2005 28.7% 26.2% 31.2% 1,645 5,569
New Mexico 2007 30.8% 28.6% 33.1% 806 2,593
New Mexico 2009 29.7% 28.2% 31.3% 1,514 5,033
U.S. 2001 28.3% 13,541
U.S. 2003 28.6% 14,918
U.S. 2005 28.5% 13,781
U.S. 2007 28.5% 13,845
U.S. 2009 26.1% 16,232
Record Count: 10

Data Sources

New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, New Mexico Department of Health and Public Education Department.



Percentage of Students Who Felt Sad or Hopeless Almost Every Day by Sex and Year, New Mexico 2001-2009

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Males vs. Females Year Percentage of Students Lower Limit Upper Limit Numerator Denominator
Male 2001 23.3% 19.9% 27.0% 896 4,368
Male 2003 21.5% 18.5% 24.8% 1,233 5,101
Male 2005 21.0% 18.7% 23.5% 578 2,632
Male 2007 21.8% 19.2% 24.6% 274 1,254
Male 2009 22.3% 20.6% 24.2% 562 2,500
Female 2001 37.6% 34.7% 40.6% 1,702 4,692
Female 2003 40.3% 35.9% 44.8% 2,018 5,330
Female 2005 36.2% 32.7% 39.9% 1,040 2,859
Female 2007 39.7% 35.5% 43.9% 521 1,315
Female 2009 37.3% 34.8% 39.9% 946 2,517
Record Count: 10

Data Sources

New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, New Mexico Department of Health and Public Education Department.



Percentage of Students Who Felt Sad or Hopeless Almost Every Day by County, New Mexico 2001-2009

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County Percentage of Students Lower Limit Upper Limit Note Numerator Denominator
Bernalillo 30.4% 28.3% 32.6% 5,348 17,607
Catron 24.9% 18.7% 32.4% 86 354
Chaves 30.8% 27.9% 34.0% 671 2,229
Cibola 32.5% 29.2% 36.0% 444 1,475
Colfax 30.7% 27.7% 33.8% 465 1,568
Curry 33.9% 29.8% 38.3% 296 969
De Baca 23.6% 20.0% 27.6% Warning, small numbers, statistic not stable 52 222
Dona Ana 33.6% 31.3% 36.0% 1,193 3,666
Eddy 31.3% 28.1% 34.7% 473 1,488
Grant 28.0% 25.2% 31.1% 468 1,744
Guadalupe 28.9% 24.3% 34.0% 215 723
Harding 23.1% 19.7% 26.9% 46 190
Hidalgo 33.7% 30.5% 37.0% 374 1,127
Lea 33.6% 30.5% 36.8% 973 3,076
Lincoln 29.5% 25.7% 33.6% 246 879
Los Alamos 26.9% 24.2% 29.7% 403 1,495
Luna 36.7% 32.2% 41.4% 340 935
McKinley 31.7% 29.0% 34.5% 707 2,276
Mora 24.9% 20.2% 30.3% 161 656
Otero 30.2% 27.4% 33.1% 721 2,516
Quay 28.1% 25.0% 31.3% 352 1,264
Rio Arriba 30.1% 28.1% 32.2% 765 2,722
Roosevelt 27.4% 24.9% 30.1% 312 1,143
Sandoval ** **Data not representative of Sandoval Co. 740 2,431
San Juan 33.5% 31.5% 35.6% 1,258 3,864
San Miguel 27.6% 25.4% 30.0% 677 2,428
Santa Fe 31.1% 28.3% 34.1% 957 3,247
Sierra 36.9% 33.1% 40.9% 240 647
Socorro 33.0% 29.2% 37.0% 363 1,199
Taos 28.6% 25.5% 31.8% 541 1,963
Torrance 27.3% 24.6% 30.2% 496 1,933
Union 23.7% 20.1% 27.7% 152 649
Valencia 29.9% 27.3% 32.6% 674 2,199
NM 29.7% 28.2% 31.3% 1,514 5,033
US 26.1% 24.8% 27.5% 16,232
Record Count: 35

Data Notes

The Sandoval county rate has been suppressed because it is not representative of Sandoval County. The NM, overall, value was calculated from the standard CDC YRRS dataset and is consistent with the rates found on the CDC Website. The county values were calculated from a special New Mexico dataset that has a larger survey sample size. The U.S. Value is for 2009.

Data Sources

New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, New Mexico Department of Health and Public Education Department.



Percentage of Students Who Felt Sad or Hopeless Almost Every Day by Race and Ethnicity, New Mexico 2009

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Race Percentage of Students Lower Limit Upper Limit Numerator Denominator
American Indian/Alaska Native 33.8% 30.9% 36.8% 266 787
Asian/Pacific Islander 38.6% 32.7% 44.9% 102 263
Black/African American 29.7% 25.6% 34.2% 88 304
Hispanic 27.9% 25.7% 30.1% 713 2,478
White 28.5% 26.2% 30.9% 314 1,105
New Mexico 29.7% 28.2% 31.3% 1,514 5,033
United States 26.1% 24.8% 27.5% 16,232
Record Count: 7

Data Sources

New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, New Mexico Department of Health and Public Education Department.


Page Content Updated On 01/10/2011, Published on 01/20/2011
Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, New Mexico Department of Health, Epidemiology and Response Division, Injury and Behavioral Epidemiology Bureau, Santa Fe, NM, 87502. Telephone: (505) 476-1779
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