Share of respondents using in-person or telehealth when treating mental health and substance use by age U.S. 2021

A survey conducted in the U.S. about the use of in-person or telehealth services in the treatment of mental health and/or substance use during the past year as of 2021, showed that young adults were more likely to say that they used either in-person or telehealth services. Among the users of telehealth services the group aged 36-44 was the most likely to use the service, with a rate of 35 percent. This graph shows the share of respondents who used in-person or telehealth services when treating mental health and/or substance use over the past year in the United States as of 2021, by age group.

Percentage of U.S. adults who used in-person or telehealth services for mental health and/or substance treatment over the past year as of 2021, by age group

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 29 to May 2, 2021

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

The interviewees were asked the following questions:
- Have you used in-person mental health and/or substance use treatment services over the past year? This could include meeting with a therapist, counselor, psychiatrist or primary care doctor in-person.
- Have you used telehealth for mental health and/or substance use treatment services over the past year? This could include meeting with a therapist, counselor, psychiatrist, or primary care doctor virtually.

The source provides the following information: "the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points."

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