A survey conducted in the U.S. about the use of in-person or telehealth services in the treatment of mental health and/or substance use during the past year as of 2021, showed that young adults were more likely to say that they used either in-person or telehealth services. Among the users of telehealth services the group aged 36-44 was the most likely to use the service, with a rate of 35 percent. This graph shows the share of respondents who used in-person or telehealth services when treating mental health and/or substance use over the past year in the United States as of 2021, by age group.
Percentage of U.S. adults who used in-person or telehealth services for mental health and/or substance treatment over the past year as of 2021, by age group
The interviewees were asked the following questions:
- Have you used in-person mental health and/or substance use treatment
services over the past year? This could include meeting with a therapist,
counselor, psychiatrist or primary care doctor in-person.
- Have you used telehealth for mental health and/or substance use
treatment services over the past year? This could include meeting with a
therapist, counselor, psychiatrist, or primary care doctor virtually.
The source provides the following information: "the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points."
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Bipartisan Policy Center. (May 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who used in-person or telehealth services for mental health and/or substance treatment over the past year as of 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311350/share-of-respondents-using-in-person-or-telehealth-treating-mental-health-and-substance-use-by-age/
Bipartisan Policy Center. "Percentage of U.S. adults who used in-person or telehealth services for mental health and/or substance treatment over the past year as of 2021, by age group." Chart. May 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311350/share-of-respondents-using-in-person-or-telehealth-treating-mental-health-and-substance-use-by-age/
Bipartisan Policy Center. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who used in-person or telehealth services for mental health and/or substance treatment over the past year as of 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311350/share-of-respondents-using-in-person-or-telehealth-treating-mental-health-and-substance-use-by-age/
Bipartisan Policy Center. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Used In-person or Telehealth Services for Mental Health And/or Substance Treatment over The past Year as of 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311350/share-of-respondents-using-in-person-or-telehealth-treating-mental-health-and-substance-use-by-age/
Bipartisan Policy Center, Percentage of U.S. adults who used in-person or telehealth services for mental health and/or substance treatment over the past year as of 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311350/share-of-respondents-using-in-person-or-telehealth-treating-mental-health-and-substance-use-by-age/ (last visited January 10, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who used in-person or telehealth services for mental health and/or substance treatment over the past year as of 2021, by age group [Graph], Bipartisan Policy Center, May 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311350/share-of-respondents-using-in-person-or-telehealth-treating-mental-health-and-substance-use-by-age/
