A survey from May 2020 found that around 19 percent of respondents with an eating disorder in the United States had restricted their intake daily or more in the previous two weeks because of COVID-19-related factors. This statistic shows the percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020.
Percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020
Characteristic
Not at all
Once or twice
Frequently
Daily or more
Have binged on food that I (or my family or roommate) have stockpiled
51%
26%
17%
6%
Have restricted my intake more because of COVID-19-related factors
23%
28%
29%
19%
Have engaged in more compensatory behaviors because of COVID-19-related factors*
43%
22%
20%
15%
Have felt anxious about not being able to exercise
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Wiley (International Journal of Eating Disorders). (July 28, 2020). Percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230873/covid-impact-on-eating-disorder-behaviors-united-states/
Wiley (International Journal of Eating Disorders). "Percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020." Chart. July 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230873/covid-impact-on-eating-disorder-behaviors-united-states/
Wiley (International Journal of Eating Disorders). (2020). Percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230873/covid-impact-on-eating-disorder-behaviors-united-states/
Wiley (International Journal of Eating Disorders). "Percentage of Respondents in The U.S. with An Eating Disorder Who Reported Select Behaviors in The past Two Weeks Due to Covid-19 as of May 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230873/covid-impact-on-eating-disorder-behaviors-united-states/
Wiley (International Journal of Eating Disorders), Percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230873/covid-impact-on-eating-disorder-behaviors-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020 [Graph], Wiley (International Journal of Eating Disorders), July 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230873/covid-impact-on-eating-disorder-behaviors-united-states/
