Number of adults with mood disorders in the United States by poverty level 2008-2012
This statistic displays the number of adults with a mood disorder in the United States in the period 2008-2012, by poverty level. Some 2.1 million individuals living on a family income of less than 100 percent of the poverty threshold in the country had major depressive disorder within a year. Mood depressive disorders describe a serious change in mood. Depression can be common among individuals with mental illnesses.