AT A GLANCE
Survey responses from U.S. and international participants (2014–2015) covering demographics, physical health history, mental health history, and lifestyle factors. Supports research on the prevalence and correlates of mental health conditions.
Key Highlights:
- Population: Primarily U.S.-based with international respondents
- Period: 2014–2015
- Topics: Demographics, physical health, mental health status, lifestyle
- Extras: R Markdown analysis code, physical symptoms data, stress scores data
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This dataset enables descriptive analyses of mental health prevalence, hypothesis testing on demographic correlates of mental health status, and predictive modeling of mental health outcomes. The relationship between physical and mental health can be investigated alongside lifestyle factors associated with psychological well-being.
Research Applications:
- Mental health prevalence estimation across demographics
- Physical-mental health comorbidity analysis
- Lifestyle factors and psychological well-being
- Predictive modeling of mental health outcomes
Subject Terms: mental health, physical health, survey data, demographics, lifestyle, well-being, United States
SCOPE & METHODOLOGY
- Geographic Coverage: United States (primarily), with international respondents
- Smallest Geographic Unit: Individual respondent
- Time Period: 2014 – 2015
- Universe: General population, primarily U.S.-based
- Unit of Observation: Individual survey respondent
- Data Type: Survey data
Data Collection: Online survey administered to U.S. and international participants throughout 2014–2015. Additional resources include Physical Symptoms Data and Stress Scores from a 2004 cohort.
CITATION
University of Maryland, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences [distributor]. Mental Health. BSOS Social Science Data Repository, 2026. https://bsos-data.umd.edu/dataset/mental-health
FILES & DOCUMENTATION
Available:
- Mental Health Final Rmd Code (R Markdown)
- Physical Symptoms Data (DataStore)
- Stress Scores 2004 (DataStore)
Planned Additions:
- Data Dictionary — Demographic, physical health, mental health, and lifestyle variable definitions
- Blank Questionnaire — Original survey instrument
- Codebook — Variable listing with response categories and coding schemes