As of 2022, American adults who identified as bisexual, lesbian, or gay were more prone to experience any mental illness than heterosexual individuals. During the year prior to the survey, roughly 60 percent of bisexual adults in the U.S. reported suffering from any mental illness, the largest share relative to other groups. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults who reported any mental illness in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity.
Percentage of adults who reported any mental illness in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity
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SAMHSA. (November 13, 2023). Percentage of adults who reported any mental illness in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412643/mental-illness-prevalence-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of adults who reported any mental illness in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412643/mental-illness-prevalence-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. (2023). Percentage of adults who reported any mental illness in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412643/mental-illness-prevalence-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of Adults Who Reported Any Mental Illness in The past Year in The U.S. as of 2022, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412643/mental-illness-prevalence-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA, Percentage of adults who reported any mental illness in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412643/mental-illness-prevalence-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of adults who reported any mental illness in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph], SAMHSA, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412643/mental-illness-prevalence-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
