Opinions on increase in child and teen mental illness U.S. 2021

Of U.S. adults surveyed in 2021, 68 percent agreed that mental health problems among children and teens have increased over the last 10 years. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who agreed or disagreed with the statement "children and teens now have more mental health problems than they did 10 years ago" as of 2021.

Percentage of U.S. adults who agreed that children and teens now have more mental illness than they did 10 years ago as of 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Strongly agree	35%
Somewhat agree	33%
Neither agree nor disagree	19%
Somewhat disagree	5%
Completely disagree	3%
Don't know	5%

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 26 to April 5, 2021

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Original question:
Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: Children and teens now have more mental health problems than they did 10 years ago.

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