A survey of U.S. adults fielded from September to October 2, 2023, found that around 22.5 percent of respondents reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last two weeks. This survey has been running since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and found an increased share of people reporting symptoms of depression during the first year of the pandemic. Symptoms of depression can include, but are not limited to, feelings of sadness and hopelessness, a loss of interest in things once found pleasurable, sleep disturbances, anxiety, tiredness, and a change in appetite.
Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to October 2023*
Sample size represents the sample for the latest date. Sample size differs depending on the survey date.
* Beginning in Phase 3.2 (July 21, 2021) of data collection and reporting, the question reference period changed from the ‘last 7 days’ to the ‘last two weeks’.
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CDC, & NCHS. (November 8, 2023). Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to October 2023* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132438/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-in-last-week/
CDC, und NCHS. "Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to October 2023*." Chart. November 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132438/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-in-last-week/
CDC, NCHS. (2023). Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to October 2023*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132438/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-in-last-week/
CDC, and NCHS. "Percentage of Respondents in The U.S. Who Reported Symptoms of Depressive Disorder in The Last Seven Days or Two Weeks from April 2020 to October 2023*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132438/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-in-last-week/
CDC & NCHS, Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to October 2023* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132438/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-in-last-week/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to October 2023* [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, November 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132438/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-in-last-week/