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Persons with serious psychological distress in the U.S. by region 2008-2016
Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. 2008-2016, by region*
by John Elflein,
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Nov 7, 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past 30 days among adults 18 years of age and over, in the United States in 2008-2016, by region. In the period 2015-2016, 3.6 percent of all adults in the Midwest had such problems.
Percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past month in the U.S. 2008-2016, by region*
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Nov 7, 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of persons with serious psychological distress in the past 30 days among adults 18 years of age and over, in the United States in 2008-2016, by region. In the period 2015-2016, 3.6 percent of all adults in the Midwest had such problems.
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- September 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2008 to 2016
- Age group
- 18 years and older
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* Serious psychological distress is measured by a six-question scale that asks respondents how often they experienced each of six symptoms of psychological distress in the past 30 days.
Estimates are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using five age groups: 18-44 years, 45-54 years, 55-64 years, 65-74 years, and 75 years and over.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2008 to 2016
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
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* Serious psychological distress is measured by a six-question scale that asks respondents how often they experienced each of six symptoms of psychological distress in the past 30 days.
Estimates are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using five age groups: 18-44 years, 45-54 years, 55-64 years, 65-74 years, and 75 years and over.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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