This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that experienced serious psychological distress within the past 30 days as of 2015, by sexual orientation and gender. According to the data, among straight women, about 4 percent had experienced serious psychological distress within the past 30 days.
Percentage of U.S. adults that experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days as of 2015, by sexual orientation and gender
Six questions ask how often during the past 30 days a respondent experienced certain symptoms of psychological distress: feeling so sad that nothing could cheer you up, nervous, restless or fidgety, hopeless, worthless, that everything was an effort. The response codes (0-4) of the six items were summed to yield a scale with a 0-24 range. A value of 13 or more for this scale is used here to define serious psychological distress.
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.
NCHS. (November 2, 2016). Percentage of U.S. adults that experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days as of 2015, by sexual orientation and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/914177/psychological-distress-adults-us-sexual-orientation-and-gender/
NCHS. "Percentage of U.S. adults that experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days as of 2015, by sexual orientation and gender." Chart. November 2, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914177/psychological-distress-adults-us-sexual-orientation-and-gender/
NCHS. (2016). Percentage of U.S. adults that experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days as of 2015, by sexual orientation and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914177/psychological-distress-adults-us-sexual-orientation-and-gender/
NCHS. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Experienced Serious Psychological Distress in The past 30 Days as of 2015, by Sexual Orientation and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/914177/psychological-distress-adults-us-sexual-orientation-and-gender/
NCHS, Percentage of U.S. adults that experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days as of 2015, by sexual orientation and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/914177/psychological-distress-adults-us-sexual-orientation-and-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days as of 2015, by sexual orientation and gender [Graph], NCHS, November 2, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/914177/psychological-distress-adults-us-sexual-orientation-and-gender/
