Distribution of anxiety symptom severity among adults U.S. 2019

As of 2019, around 10 percent of adults in the United States reported having mild anxiety in the past two weeks, compared to around 3 percent of adults who reported having severe anxiety. This statistic illustrates the distribution of anxiety symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019.

Distribution of anxiety symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019

Characteristic	Distribution of anxiety symptom severity
None or minimal	84.4%
Mild	9.5%
Moderate	3.4%
Severe	2.7%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Civilian noninstitutionalized population

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Severity of anxiety symptoms was based on the seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD–7) and summarized into none or minimal (values 0–4), mild (values 5–9), moderate (values 10–14), and severe (values 15–21).

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