Savings, home ownership, and depression in low-income US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While the association between income and depression is well established, less explored is the relation between wealth and depression, particularly among low-income adults. We studied the relation between two types of assets-savings and home ownership-and probable depression to understand how access to different assets may shape depression among low-income US adults.

Methods

Study sample We conducted a serial cross-sectional, observational study with 12,019 adults with low-income in the United States using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2007 to 2016. Measures We measured probable major depressive disorder (MDD) with impairment using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Low savings was defined as having $5000 or less in family saving

SUBMITTER: Ettman CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8110606 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature