Proportion Who Responded Positively to Each Item on the PHQ-9A or the ASQ
| Question No.a . | Question . | Percent Positive (N = 803), % . |
|---|---|---|
| PHQ-9A | ||
| 1 | “Feeling down, depressed, irritable, or hopeless” | 16.9 |
| 2 | “Little interest or pleasure in doing things” | 23.4 |
| 3 | “Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much” | 32.5 |
| 4 | “Poor appetite, weight loss, or overeating” | 16.1 |
| 5 | “Feeling tired, or having little energy” | 21.9 |
| 6 | “Feeling bad about yourself or feeling that you are a failure or that you have let yourself or your family down” | 18.8 |
| 7 | “Trouble concentrating on things like school work, reading, or watching TV” | 20.7 |
| 8 | “Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite: being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual” | 9.2 |
| 9 | “Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way” | 21.2 |
| “In the past year, have you felt depressed or sad most days, even if you felt OK sometimes?” | 43.6b | |
| “Has there been a time in the past month when you have had serious thoughts about ending your life?” | 12.1b | |
| “Have you EVER, in your WHOLE LIFE, tried to kill yourself or make a suicide attempt” | 13.0c | |
| ASQ | ||
| 1 | “In the past few weeks, have you wished you were dead?” | 9.8d |
| 2 | “In the past few weeks, have you felt that you or your family would be better off if you were dead?” | 9.8b |
| 3 | “In the past week, have you been having thoughts about killing yourself?” | 5.3e |
| 4 | “Have you ever tried to kill yourself?” | 11.7f |
| Question No.a . | Question . | Percent Positive (N = 803), % . |
|---|---|---|
| PHQ-9A | ||
| 1 | “Feeling down, depressed, irritable, or hopeless” | 16.9 |
| 2 | “Little interest or pleasure in doing things” | 23.4 |
| 3 | “Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much” | 32.5 |
| 4 | “Poor appetite, weight loss, or overeating” | 16.1 |
| 5 | “Feeling tired, or having little energy” | 21.9 |
| 6 | “Feeling bad about yourself or feeling that you are a failure or that you have let yourself or your family down” | 18.8 |
| 7 | “Trouble concentrating on things like school work, reading, or watching TV” | 20.7 |
| 8 | “Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite: being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual” | 9.2 |
| 9 | “Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way” | 21.2 |
| “In the past year, have you felt depressed or sad most days, even if you felt OK sometimes?” | 43.6b | |
| “Has there been a time in the past month when you have had serious thoughts about ending your life?” | 12.1b | |
| “Have you EVER, in your WHOLE LIFE, tried to kill yourself or make a suicide attempt” | 13.0c | |
| ASQ | ||
| 1 | “In the past few weeks, have you wished you were dead?” | 9.8d |
| 2 | “In the past few weeks, have you felt that you or your family would be better off if you were dead?” | 9.8b |
| 3 | “In the past week, have you been having thoughts about killing yourself?” | 5.3e |
| 4 | “Have you ever tried to kill yourself?” | 11.7f |
The PHQ-9A has 9 numbered questions followed by additional unnumbered questions. There are versions of the PHQ-9A with differing numerical order of the same questions. The ASQ has 4 questions. Both the PHQ-9A and the ASQ have an additional question regarding severity that is only completed when a prior question is positive, as described in the Results.
1 non-respondent.
3 non-respondents.
4 non-respondents.
5 non-respondents.
9 non-respondents.