COVID impact on mental health of employees by generation U.S. 2021

As of the first quarter of 2021, four in ten U.S. employees stated that the pandemic caused their mental health to decline. This was highest among Gen Z and lowest among Boomers. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. employees who said COVID-19 had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation.

Percentage of U.S. employees who said the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their mental health as of 2021, by generation

Characteristic	Signigicantly or somewhat improved	No real change	Significantly or somewhat declined
2021	22%	40%	40%
Gen Z	28%	26%	46%
Emerging Milleniials	31%	29%	41%
Established Millennials	32%	30%	37%
Gen X	14%	45%	41%
Boomers	4%	60%	35%

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

First quarter of 2021

Number of respondents

2,501 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Generations distribution:
Gen Z (born 1997-2002) 10%
Millennials 44%
>Emerging Millennials (born 1988–1996) 20%
>Established Millennials (born 1979–1987) 24%
Gen X (born 1965-1978) 26%
Boomers (born 1955-1964) 20%
Percentage points less than or exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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