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. 2021 Apr 23;83(4):309–321. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000932

FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4

Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as a function of age group. Data are from the Household Pulse Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bars represent average values collapsed across all panels of data collection between April 23, 2020, and February 1, 2021. For interpretive purposes, an all-ages reference value of 11% (anxiety or depressive symptoms; 6.5% for depression symptoms only; 8.2% for anxiety symptoms only) was found in the National Health Interview Survey conducted in the year before the pandemic. In the Household PULSE Survey, measurements were taken using a two-item version of the Patient Health Questionnaire and a two-item version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, both adapted to a 7-day recall time frame. Data are public domain. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/mental-health.htm.