United States - Share of unemployed Americans being treated for depression in 2013

The statistic shows results of a survey conducted in 2014 in the United States among unemployed people on whether they are currently or have ever been treated for depression. The results have been sorted by duration of unemployment at the time of the survey. In 2014, approximately 19 percent of respondents who were unemployed for 52 weeks or more stated they are or have been treated for depression.

Share of unemployed Americans currently being treated for depression in 2013, by duration of unemployment

Duration of unemployment	Share of Americans currently have/being treated for depression
2 weeks or less	11.1%
3 to 5 weeks	10%
6 to 11 weeks	13%
12 to 26 weeks	15.7%
27 to 51 weeks	17%
52 weeks or more	19%

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Release date

June 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 1 to December 31, 2013

Number of respondents

18,322 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Unemployed adults

Supplementary notes

According to the source, "the total number of unemployed respondents is 18,322, with 13,352 unemployed for less than 27 weeks (short-term) and 4,970 unemployed for 27 weeks or more (long-term)."

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