As of 2019, almost 17 percent of non-Hispanic white adults in the United States reported having anxiety in the past two weeks, compared to around 8.5 percent of non-Hispanic Asian adults. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who experienced symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks as of 2019, by ethnicity and severity.
Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks as of 2019, by ethnicity and severity
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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CDC. (September 27, 2020). Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks as of 2019, by ethnicity and severity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191614/distribution-anxiety-symptom-severity-among-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks as of 2019, by ethnicity and severity." Chart. September 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191614/distribution-anxiety-symptom-severity-among-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2020). Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks as of 2019, by ethnicity and severity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191614/distribution-anxiety-symptom-severity-among-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Experienced Symptoms of Anxiety in The past Two Weeks as of 2019, by Ethnicity and Severity." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191614/distribution-anxiety-symptom-severity-among-adults-by-ethnicity/
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Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks as of 2019, by ethnicity and severity [Graph], CDC, September 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191614/distribution-anxiety-symptom-severity-among-adults-by-ethnicity/
