In January 2021, around 20 percent of white adults aged 50-80 years reported having worse mental health compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic. In comparison, 15 percent of black adults reported worse mental health.
This statistic shows the percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity.
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (May 4, 2021). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity ." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2021). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Adults in The U.S. with Worse Mental Health in January 2021 Compared to before The Covid-19 Pandemic, by Ethnicity ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/
