According to a survey conducted in the U.S. as of September 16, 2024, the share of adults reporting activity limitations from Long COVID was higher among women than men. As of that date, roughly 81 percent of women experiencing Long COVID suffered from activity limitations due to this condition, while 78 percent of men reported the same. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who reported any activity limitations from Long COVID in the U.S. from September 14, 2022 to September 16, 2024, by gender.
Percentage of adults in the United States with Long COVID who reported any activity limitations from the condition from September 14, 2022 to September 16, 2024, by gender
estimates; among adults who currently have Long COVID
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The Household Pulse Survey is an online survey released in different phases:
Phase 3.5 June 1 to 13, 2022. Sample size: 62,157 June 29 to July 11, 2022. Sample size: 57,534 July 27 to August 8, 2022. Sample size: 46,190
Phase 3.6 September 14 to 26, 2022. Sample size: 50,258 October 5 to 17, 2022. Sample size: 41,415 November 2 to14, 2022. Sample size: 60,626
Phase 3.7 December 9 to 19, 2022. Sample size: 69,373 January 4 to 16, 2023. Sample size: 67,279 February 1 to 13, 2023. Sample size: 74,314
Phase 3.8 March 1 to 13, 2023. Sample size: 71,278 March 29 to April 10, 2023. Sample size: 60,738 April 26 to May 8, 2023. Sample size: 58,188
Phase 3.9 June 7 to 19, 2023. Sample size: 63,429 June 28 to July 10, 2023. Sample size: 62,478
July 26 to August 7, 2023. Sample size: 67,405
Phase 4.1
April 2, to April 29, 2024. Sample size: 62,437
April 30 to May 27, 2024. Sample size: 61,220
May 28 to June 24, 2024. Sample size: 61,550
June 25 to July 22, 2024. Sample size: 59,881
Phase 4.2
July 23 to August 19, 2024. Sample size: 53,779
August 20 to September 16, 2024. Sample size: 45,717
The question was phrased as follows: "Do these long-term symptoms reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities compared with the time before you had COVID-19?"
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CDC. (October 3, 2024). Percentage of adults in the United States with Long COVID who reported any activity limitations from the condition from September 14, 2022 to September 16, 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401837/percentage-of-adults-who-reported-any-activity-limitations-from-long-covid-in-the-us-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of adults in the United States with Long COVID who reported any activity limitations from the condition from September 14, 2022 to September 16, 2024, by gender." Chart. October 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401837/percentage-of-adults-who-reported-any-activity-limitations-from-long-covid-in-the-us-by-gender/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of adults in the United States with Long COVID who reported any activity limitations from the condition from September 14, 2022 to September 16, 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401837/percentage-of-adults-who-reported-any-activity-limitations-from-long-covid-in-the-us-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of Adults in The United States with Long Covid Who Reported Any Activity Limitations from The Condition from September 14, 2022 to September 16, 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401837/percentage-of-adults-who-reported-any-activity-limitations-from-long-covid-in-the-us-by-gender/
CDC, Percentage of adults in the United States with Long COVID who reported any activity limitations from the condition from September 14, 2022 to September 16, 2024, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401837/percentage-of-adults-who-reported-any-activity-limitations-from-long-covid-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States with Long COVID who reported any activity limitations from the condition from September 14, 2022 to September 16, 2024, by gender [Graph], CDC, October 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401837/percentage-of-adults-who-reported-any-activity-limitations-from-long-covid-in-the-us-by-gender/
