| Themes | Depressed African Americans | Non-Depressed African Americans | Depressed Whites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (N) | % (N) | p-Value | % (N) | p-Value | |
| Religious Belief | |||||
| Having a faith in God | 62% (21) | 74% (17) | 0.40 | 30% (5) | 0.04 |
| Believed in God’s healing power | 18% (6) | 13% (3) | 0.73 | 0 | 0.16 |
| Believed in God’s purposeful plan | 12% (4) | 26% (6) | 0.29 | 18% (3) | 0.67 |
| Asked God “why me?” | 21% (7) | 0 | 0.03 | 12% (2) | 0.70 |
| Religious Practice | |||||
| Prayed by self | 41% (14) | 17% (4) | 0.08 | 6% (1) | 0.01 |
| Prayed with others for oneself | 3% (1) | 0 | 1.00 | 24% (4) | 0.04 |
| Talked to (conversed with ) God | 32% (11) | 30% (7) | 1.00 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Read bibles | 29% (10) | 22% (5) | 0.56 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Attend church regularly | 29% (10) | 30% (7) | 1.00 | 24% (4) | 0.75 |
| Religious Background | |||||
| Grow up with strong faith | 15% (5) | 26% (6) | 0.32 | 6% (1) | 0.65 |
| Spiritual but nonreligious | 6% (2) | 13% (3) | 0.38 | 12% (2) | 0.59 |
| Appraisal of Faith | |||||
| Faith helped get through cancer | 32% (11) | 57% (13) | 0.10 | 29% (5) | 1.00 |
| Cancer strengthened faith in God | 3% (1) | 13% (3) | 0.29 | 0 | 1.00 |