This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. residents who reported their mental health was "excellent" or "very good" as of 2018, by generation. According to the data, among those in Generation Z, just 45 percent indicated they had good mental health. Comparatively, 74 percent of older adults indicated that they had good mental health.
Percentage of U.S. residents who reported excellent or very good mental health as of 2018, by generation
For the purposes of this survey, generations are grouped as follows: Gen Zs (15–21), Millennials (22–39 years old), Gen Xers (40–53 years old), Baby Boomers (54–72 years old) and Matures or older adults (age 73 or older). When “Gen Zs” is used, it refers to the overall group (ages 15–21), unless otherwise specified (e.g., Gen Z adults meaning 18-21 or Gen Z teens, 15-17 only). Please note: where descriptions refer to Gen Z adults this means that questions were not asked of the 15-17 age group so no comparative data for that age group exists.
Profit from additional features by authenticating your Admin account
Please authenticate by going to "My account" → "Administration".
Then you will be able to mark statistics as favourites and use personal statistics alerts.
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $708 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Single Account
Your perfect start with Statista
Instant access to 1m statistics
Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
Detailed references
$59 / Month *
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract; Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on "Millennials and health in the U.S. "
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $708 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
APA. (October 30, 2018). Percentage of U.S. residents who reported excellent or very good mental health as of 2018, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943822/us-excellent-mental-health-status-by-generation/
APA. "Percentage of U.S. residents who reported excellent or very good mental health as of 2018, by generation." Chart. October 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943822/us-excellent-mental-health-status-by-generation/
APA. (2018). Percentage of U.S. residents who reported excellent or very good mental health as of 2018, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943822/us-excellent-mental-health-status-by-generation/
APA. "Percentage of U.S. Residents Who Reported Excellent or Very Good Mental Health as of 2018, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943822/us-excellent-mental-health-status-by-generation/
APA, Percentage of U.S. residents who reported excellent or very good mental health as of 2018, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943822/us-excellent-mental-health-status-by-generation/ (last visited July 09, 2020)
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.
