In January 2021, around 20 percent of white adults aged 50-80 years reported having worse mental health compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic. In comparison, 15 percent of black adults reported worse mental health.
This statistic shows the percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity.
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (May 4, 2021). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity ." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2021). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Adults in The U.S. with Worse Mental Health in January 2021 Compared to before The Covid-19 Pandemic, by Ethnicity ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 23, 2025)
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. with worse mental health in January 2021 compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247197/us-older-adults-with-worse-mental-health-during-covid-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
