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A bar graph showing the lifetime prevalence of major depressive episode (MDE) and dysthymia by sex and race. White non-Hispanic women (12.7 percent) were most likely to experience MDE, and Black non-Hispanic men (4.6 percent) were least likely to experience MDE. Mexican American women (9.6 percent) were most likely to experience dysthymia, and White non-Hispanic men (4.1 percent) were least likely to experience dysthymia.

Figure 17.3. Lifetime Prevalence (Standard Error)
of Mood Disorders Among 17- to 39-Year-Old -Respondents by Sex and Race-Ethnicity.

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