This statistic shows the percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past 30 days among adults 18 years of age and over, in the United States in 2015-2016, by age. During this period, 2.3 percent of all adults 75 years of age and over had such problems.
Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. in 2015-2016, by age*
* Serious psychological distress is measured by a six-question scale that asks respondents how often they experienced each of six symptoms of psychological distress in the past 30 days.
Estimates are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using five age groups: 18-44 years, 45-54 years, 55-64 years, 65-74 years, and 75 years and over.
Includes all other races not shown separately.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. in 2015-2016, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187833/persons-with-serious-psychological-distress-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. in 2015-2016, by age*." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187833/persons-with-serious-psychological-distress-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. in 2015-2016, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187833/persons-with-serious-psychological-distress-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Persons with Serious Psychological Distress in The past Month in The U.S. in 2015-2016, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187833/persons-with-serious-psychological-distress-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. in 2015-2016, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187833/persons-with-serious-psychological-distress-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. in 2015-2016, by age* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187833/persons-with-serious-psychological-distress-in-the-us-by-age/
