A new report from Gallup and Healthways shows that people who are poor not only have a greater risk of health problems, but are disproportionately more likely to be diagnosed with depression. Thirty-one percent of people living in poverty report having depression, according to the report, while only 15.8% of people outside of the poverty line report the same. In the report, the researchers mentioned that whether depression led to poverty or poverty led to depression, the fact remains that those in poverty are twice as likely to suffer the condition and it is possible that the condition could impede their escaping poverty.
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