QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Serious Psychological Distress During the Past 30 Days, by Family Income — National Health Interview Survey, 2021

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In 2021, 3.8% of adults aged ≥18 years had serious psychological distress during the past 30 days.
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Authors: Jessly Joy, MPH; Johanna M. Alfier, MPH; and Deepthi Kandi, MS

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Percentage of adults over 18 who had serious psychological distress in the past 30 days.

In 2021, 3.8% of adults aged ≥18 years had serious psychological distress during the past 30 days.

The age-adjusted percentage of adults who had serious psychological distress decreased with increasing family income, from 8.9% of adults with family income <100% of FPL, to 5.8% of adults with family income 100%–199% of FPL, to 3.8% of adults with family income 200%–399% of FPL, and to 2.0% of adults with family income ≥400% of FPL.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7212a5.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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