. 2021 Dec 1;154:106905. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106905

Table 1.

Characteristics of people with mental health symptoms- United States- Household Pulse Survey- March 17–29- 2021.

	Anxiety (n = 16–244)	Depression (n = 12–615)	Anxiety or depression (n = 18–948)	No symptoms (n = 44–731)
	% (95%CI)	% (95%CI)	% (95%CI)	% (95%CI)
All adults (≥18 years)	30.01 (29.3–30.9)^a	24.7 (23.9–25.4)^a	35.1 (34.4–35.8)^a	64.9 (63.2–65.6)

Age groups (in years)
18–49	62.6 (61.2–63.9)^a	62.4(60.9- 63.9)^a	61.7 (60.4–63.0)^a	44.3 (43.6–45.1)
50–64	23.6 (22.5–24.7)^a	23.4 (22.2–24.7)^a	23.7 (22.7–24.7)^a	28.1 (27.5–28.7)
≥65	13.8 (13.0–14.7)^a	14.2 (13.2–15.2)^a	14.6 (13.8–15.5)^a	27.5 (26.9–28.0)

Sex
Male	42.0 (40.4–43.7)^a	45.1 (43.3–46.9)	43.4(42.0–44.8)^a	50.5 (39.7–51.3)
Female	58.0 (56.3–59.6)^a	54.9(53.1–56.7)^a	56.6(55.2–58.0)^a	49.5(48.7–50.3)

Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	62.1 (60.8–63.5)^a	60.6(58.8–62.3)^a	61.8(60.0–63.2)^a	67.3 (66.6–68.1)
Non-Hispanic black	11.0 (10.1–12.0)^a	11.3 (10.2–12.5)^a	11.1 (10.3–12.1)^a	9.9 (9.4–10.4)
Hispanic	18.2 (16.9–19.5)^a	18.1 (16.8–19.6)^a	17.9 (16.8–19.1)^a	14.5 (13.8–15.3)
Non-Hispanic Asian	4.6 (4.0–5.3)	5.0 (4.3–6.0)	4.8 (4.2–5.5)	5.2 (4.9–5.6)
Non-Hispanic other/multiple races	4.1 (3.6–4.6)^a	4.9 (4.9–5.5)^a	4.3 (3.9–4.7)^a	3.1 (2.8–3.3)

Educational status
High school or less	38.0 (36.4–39.7)^a	39.5 (37.8–41.2) ^a	37.9 (36.5–39.3)^a	35.6 (34.7–36.5)
Some college or college graduate	50.1 (49.3–52.1)^a	51.5 (50.0–53.0)^a	51.1 (49.9–52.3)^a	47.9 (47.1–48.7)
Above college graduate	11.2 (10.7–11.8)^a	9.0 (8.5–9.6)^a	11.0 (10.5–11.4)^a	16.5 (16.1–17.0)

Annual household income
<$35–000	30.0 (28.7–31.4)^a	31.5 (30.0–33.0)^a	29.8 (28.4–31.2)^a	18.4 (17.6–19.2)
$35–000-$49–999	11.9 (11.1–12.7)^a	12.4 (11.5–13.4)^a	11.9 (11.3–12.7)^a	10.2 (9.6–10.8)
$50–000-$74–999	16.8 (15.7–17.9)	17.0 (15.8–18.3)	16.8 (15.8–17.9)	16.4 (15.7–17.1)
≥$75–000	29.5 (28.3–30.8)^a	27.3 (25.9–28.7)^a	29.7 (18.4–30.7)^a	44.8 (43.9–45.7)
Did not report	11.8 (10.7–13.0)	11.9 (10.7–13.1)^a	11.9 (10.9–13.0)^a	10.2 (9.7–10.8)

Insurance status
Insured	87.2 (86.2–88.2)^a	86.8 (85.6–88.0)^a	87.7 (86.7–88.6)^a	92.4 (91.6–93.1)
Not insured	12.8 (11.8–13.8)^a	13.2 (12.0–14.4)^a	12.2 (11.4–13.3)^a	7.6 (6.9–8.4)

Previous COVID-19 diagnosis
Yes	14.3 (13.4–15.2)^a	14.0 (13.0–15.0)	13.9 (13.1–14.7)	12.9 (12.2–13.6)
No	84.6 (83.7–85.5)^a	84.6 (83.5–85.6)^a	85.0 (84.1–85.8)^a	86.4 (85.7–87.1)
Not sure	1.1 (0.8–1.5)	1.4 (1.0–2.0)^a	1.1 (0.8–1.5)	0.7 (0.5–0.9)
Need medical care for something unrelated to coronavirus- but did not get it	33.0 (31.5–34.6)^a	35.4 (33.4–37.5)^a	32.2 (30.6–33.7)^a	12.4 (11.8–13.1)
Delay getting medical care because of the coronavirus pandemic	40.7 (39.3–42.2)^a	42.8 (41.1–44.7)^a	39.9 (38.6–41.3)^a	17.1 (16.4–17.8)
Needed counseling or therapy from a mental health professional- but did not get it for any reason	26.8 (25.4–28.3)^a	29.7 (28.1–31.5)^a	25.3 (24.0–26.6)^a	3.6 (3.2–4.1)
Receive counseling or therapy from a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist- psychologist- psychiatric nurse- or clinical social worker	19.1 (18.0–20.2)^a	18.9 (17.9–20.1)^a	18.1 (17.1–19.1)^a	5.9 (5.5–6.3)
Take prescription medication to help with any emotions or with concentration- behavior or mental health	35.8 (34.1–37.4)^a	37.2 (35.4–39.0)^a	34.6 (33.1–36.1)^a	13.1 (12.4–13.7)

Significant differences in proportions comparing each group to the referent group (no anxiety or depression).