As of the first quarter of 2021, four in ten U.S. employees stated that the pandemic caused their mental health to decline. This was highest among Gen Z and lowest among Boomers. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. employees who said COVID-19 had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation.
Percentage of U.S. employees who said the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation
Generations distribution:
Gen Z (born 1997-2002) 10%
Millennials 44%
>Emerging Millennials (born 1988–1996) 20%
>Established Millennials (born 1979–1987) 24%
Gen X (born 1965-1978) 26%
Boomers (born 1955-1964) 20%
Percentage points less than or exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Alight Solutions. (May 13, 2021). Percentage of U.S. employees who said the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260145/employee-mental-health-changes-covid-19-by-generation/
Alight Solutions. "Percentage of U.S. employees who said the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation." Chart. May 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260145/employee-mental-health-changes-covid-19-by-generation/
Alight Solutions. (2021). Percentage of U.S. employees who said the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260145/employee-mental-health-changes-covid-19-by-generation/
Alight Solutions. "Percentage of U.S. Employees Who Said The Covid-19 Pandemic Had An Impact on Their Mental Health as of 2021, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260145/employee-mental-health-changes-covid-19-by-generation/
Alight Solutions, Percentage of U.S. employees who said the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260145/employee-mental-health-changes-covid-19-by-generation/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. employees who said the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation [Graph], Alight Solutions, May 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260145/employee-mental-health-changes-covid-19-by-generation/
