This survey represents the percentage of any mental illness in the past year among U.S. adults in 2017, sorted by age and gender. Some 22 percent of adults aged between 18 and 25 reported that they had any mental illness in the past year.
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Any mental illness in the past year among U.S. adults by age and gender 2017
Percentage of U.S. adults with any mental illness in the past year as of 2017, by age and gender
This survey represents the percentage of any mental illness in the past year among U.S. adults in 2017, sorted by age and gender. Some 22 percent of adults aged between 18 and 25 reported that they had any mental illness in the past year.
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| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 18-25 years | 25.8% |
| 26-49 years | 22.2% |
| 50 years or older | 13.8% |
| Male | 15.1% |
| Female | 22.3% |
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 18-25 years | 25.8% |
| 26-49 years | 22.2% |
| 50 years or older | 13.8% |
| Male | 15.1% |
| Female | 22.3% |
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This survey represents the percentage of any mental illness in the past year among U.S. adults in 2017, sorted by age and gender. Some 22 percent of adults aged between 18 and 25 reported that they had any mental illness in the past year.
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- September 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- base: around 70,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Questionnaire
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- base: around 70,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Questionnaire
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- Percentage of adults in the United States with poor mental health as of 2016, by ethnicity*Percentage of adults with poor mental health in the U.S. by ethnicity 2016
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- Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. from 1997 to 2015*Persons with serious psychological distress in the U.S. 1997-2015
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- Percentage of adults in the United States who received mental health treatment in 2016, by poverty status*Share of U.S. adults who received mental health treatment by poverty status 2016
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- Percentage of U.S. mental health treatment facilities offering psychiatric emergency walk-in services in 2016, by regionMental health facilities with walk-in emergency services in US regions 2016
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- Medication
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- Public opinion
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