U.S. adults with anxiety disorder symptoms from Apr. 2020-July 2021, by gender

Published by John Elflein, Jul 19, 2021

From June 23 to July 5, 2021, around 29 percent of U.S. females and 20 percent of males reported symptoms of anxiety disorder in the past week. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents over the age of 18 who reported symptoms of anxiety disorder in the last seven days from April 23, 2020 to July 5, 2021, by gender.

Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of anxiety disorder in the last seven days from April 2020 to July 2021, by gender

Characteristic	Female	Male
Jun. 23 - Jul. 5, 2021	28.5%	20.2%
Jun. 9 - Jun. 21, 2021	28.8%	23.2%
May 26 - June 7, 2021	28.5%	22.1%
May 12 - May 24, 2021	29.2%	22%
Apr. 28 - May 10, 2021	30.2%	22.5%
Apr. 14 - Apr. 26, 2021	31.3%	23%
Mar. 17 - Mar. 29, 2021	33.5%	26.3%
Mar. 3 - Mar. 15, 2021	35.1%	27.5%
Feb. 17 - Mar. 1, 2021	36.8%	29.6%
Feb. 3 - Feb.15, 2021	37.6%	29.6%
Jan. 20 - Feb 1, 2021	39.5%	32.4%
Jan. 6 - Jan. 18, 2021	40.5%	30.7%
Dec. 9 - Dec. 21, 2020	41.1%	32.2%
Nov. 25 - Dec. 7, 2020	40.5%	31.4%
Nov. 11 - Nov. 23, 2020	42.9%	31.1%
Oct. 28 - Nov. 9, 2020	41.8%	30.3%
Oct. 14 - Oct. 26, 2020	37.6%	27.6%
Sep. 30 - Oct. 12, 2020	36.4%	28.1%
Sep. 16 - Sep. 28, 2020	37.1%	27.7%
Sep. 2 - Sep. 14, 2020	35.5%	27.2%
Aug. 19 - Aug. 31, 2020	36.1%	26.4%
Jul. 16 - Jul. 21, 2020	39.8%	32.1%
Jul. 9 - Jul. 14, 2020	39.4%	31.5%
Jul. 2 - Jul. 7, 2020	37%	30.7%
Jun. 25 - Jun. 30 , 2020	36.7%	29%
Jun. 18 - Jun. 23 , 2020	34.8%	27.4%
Jun. 11 - Jun. 16 , 2020	35%	28.1%
Jun. 4 - Jun. 9 , 2020	35.1%	26.8%
May 28 - Jun. 2 , 2020	35%	26%
May 21 - May 26 , 2020	33.2%	25.4%
May 14 - May 19	32.1%	24.2%
May 7 - May 12, 2020	33.1%	26.7%
Apr. 23 - May 5 , 2020	35.4%	26.1%

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Release date

July 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 23, 2020 to July 5, 2021

Number of respondents

55,046 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Sample size represents the sample for the latest date. Sample size differs depending on the survey date.

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