In January 2021, around 28 percent of adults aged 50-80 years felt depressed or hopeless for several days or more within the past two weeks. Moreover, 44 percent reported feeling stressed.
This statistic displays the percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt depressed, stressed, or nervous for several days or more within the past two weeks as of January 2021.
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt depressed, stressed, or nervous for several days or more within the past two weeks as of January 2021
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (May 4, 2021). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt depressed, stressed, or nervous for several days or more within the past two weeks as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253613/us-older-adults-feeling-stressed-anxious-or-depressed/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt depressed, stressed, or nervous for several days or more within the past two weeks as of January 2021." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253613/us-older-adults-feeling-stressed-anxious-or-depressed/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2021). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt depressed, stressed, or nervous for several days or more within the past two weeks as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253613/us-older-adults-feeling-stressed-anxious-or-depressed/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Adults in The U.S. Who Felt Depressed, Stressed, or Nervous for Several Days or More within The past Two Weeks as of January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253613/us-older-adults-feeling-stressed-anxious-or-depressed/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt depressed, stressed, or nervous for several days or more within the past two weeks as of January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253613/us-older-adults-feeling-stressed-anxious-or-depressed/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt depressed, stressed, or nervous for several days or more within the past two weeks as of January 2021 [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253613/us-older-adults-feeling-stressed-anxious-or-depressed/
