Frequency of occurrence (%): | Often | Sometim es | Rarely/ never | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
Talk to others | 48%a (94) | 80% (172) | 64% (266) | 44%b (84) | 18% (38) | 29% (122) | 8% (15) | 3% (5) | 5% (20) |
Avoid being with people | 10 (19) | 5 (11) | 7 (30) | 46 (89) | 48 (105) | 47 (194) | 44 (85) | 46 (100) | 44 (185) |
Sleep more than usual | 9 (18) | 12 (25) | 10 (43) | 33 (64) | 37 (81) | 35 (145) | 57 (112) | 51 (111) | 54 (223) |
Try to feel better by eating more or less c | 5 (10) | 18 (39) | 12 (49) | 31 (60) | 39 (83) | 35 (143) | 64 (123) | 43 (92) | 52 (215) |
Try to feel better by smoking more | 2 (3) | 0.46 (1) | 1 (4) | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 2 (7) | 25 (49) | 21 (46) | 23 (95) |
Try to feel better by drinking alcohol d | 3 (5) | 0.46 (1) | 1 (6) | 18 (35) | 12 (26) | 15 (61) | 79 (154) | 87 (188) | 83 (342) |
Try to feel better by using drugs/meds e | 0.49 (2) | Â | Â | Â | 3 (14) | Â | Â | Â | 95 (391) |
Try to look on the bright side of things | 44 (85) | 53 (115) | 48 (200) | 47 (91) | 38 (81) | 42 (172) | 8 (16) | 9 (19) | 8 (35) |
Exercise | 47 (91) | 43 (94) | 45 (185) | 33 (65) | 36 (78) | 35 (143) | 19 (37) | 21 (45) | 20 (82) |
Pray or seek spiritual help | 20 (39) | 24(51) | 22 (90) | 28 54) | 21 (46) | 24 (100) | 52 (101) | 55 (119) | 53 (220) |
Relax by doing something enjoyable | 47 (92) | 49 (106) | 48 (198) | 43 (84) | 42 (91) | 42 (175) | 9 (18) | 8 (17) | 8 (35) |
Blame yourself | 8 (15) | 12 (25) | 10 (40) | 32 f (62) | 52 (113) | 42 (175) | 60 (96) | 36 (77) | 46 (173) |
Wish the situation would go away | 19 (37) | 24 (52) | 22 (89) | 45 (87) | 56 (121) | 50 (208) | 35 g (69) | 20 (43) | 27 (112) |