In August 2020, nearly a quarter of adults 65 years and older reported anxiety or depression. However, among select demographic groups, rates were even higher, such as among women or people of Hispanic origin.
This statistic shows the percentage of older adults in the U.S. who reported anxiety or depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020, by select demographics.
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who reported anxiety or depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020, by select demographics
NOTE: Self-reported health status. Adults of Hispanic origin may be of any race, but are categorized as Hispanic for this analysis; All other groups are non-Hispanic.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (October 9, 2020). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who reported anxiety or depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020, by select demographics [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253304/anxiety-or-depression-among-older-us-adults-by-select-demographics/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who reported anxiety or depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020, by select demographics." Chart. October 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253304/anxiety-or-depression-among-older-us-adults-by-select-demographics/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who reported anxiety or depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020, by select demographics. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253304/anxiety-or-depression-among-older-us-adults-by-select-demographics/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Older Adults in The U.S. Who Reported Anxiety or Depression during The Covid-19 Pandemic in August 2020, by Select Demographics." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253304/anxiety-or-depression-among-older-us-adults-by-select-demographics/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who reported anxiety or depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020, by select demographics Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253304/anxiety-or-depression-among-older-us-adults-by-select-demographics/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who reported anxiety or depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020, by select demographics [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, October 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253304/anxiety-or-depression-among-older-us-adults-by-select-demographics/
