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Table 1 Item responses of respondents (N = 6223)

From: Characteristic distribution of the total and individual item scores on the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) in US adults

Item

Response, n (%)

Ratio of “a little” to “none”

Ratio of “some” to “a little”

Rank order of the ratio of “a little” to “none”

None

A little

Some

Most

All

1 Sad

4383 (70.4)

1260 (20.2)

462 (7.4)

97 (1.6)

21 (0.3)

0.29

0.37

3

2 Nervous

2718 (43.7)

2253 (36.2)

1011 (16.2)

199 (3.2)

42 (0.7)

0.83

0.45

6

3 Restless

2951 (47.4)

2042 (32.8)

997 (16.0)

184 (3.0)

49 (0.8)

0.69

0.49

5

4 Hopeless

5000 (80.3)

768 (12.3)

330 (5.3)

91 (1.5)

34 (0.5)

0.15

0.43

2

5 Effort

3632 (58.4)

1664 (26.7)

637 (10.2)

214 (3.4)

76 (1.2)

0.46

0.38

4

6 Worthless

5004 (80.4)

765 (12.3)

326 (5.2)

89 (1.4)

39 (0.6)

0.15

0.43

1

Average

3948 (63.4)

1459 (23.4)

627 (10.1)

146 (2.3)

44 (0.7)

0.43

0.42