Anxiety disorders number U.S. adults by poverty level 2008-2012

This statistic displays the number of adults with an anxiety disorder in the United States in the period 2008-2012, by poverty level. Some 920,000 individuals with a family income between 100 and 199 percent of the poverty threshhold had a generalized anxiety disorder within a past year.

Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by poverty level (in 1,000)

Poverty level	Less than 100%	100% to 199%	200% or more
Posttraumatic stress disorder	465	347	884
Panic disorder with and without agoraphobia	519	396	1,135
Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder	145	35	307
Social phobia	452	317	1,466
Specific phobia	652	2,237	830
Obsessive compulsive disorder	163	48	458
Generalized anxiety disorder	763	920	2,443
One or more anxiety disorders	2,460	4,089	6,380

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Release date

October 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2012

Number of respondents

Base: 220,219

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Disorder present within the past year.
Total family income is less than 100 percent of the U.S. Census Bureau poverty threshold (i.e., total family income is below poverty threshold).
Total family income is between 100 and 199 percent of the U.S. Census Bureau poverty threshold (i.e., total family income is at or above the poverty threshold but is less than twice the poverty threshold).
Total family income is 200 percent or more of the U.S. Census Bureau poverty threshold (i.e., total family income is twice the poverty threshold or greater).

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