Serious Psychological Distress Among Adults: United States, 2009-2013

NCHS Data Brief. 2015 May:(203):1-8.

Abstract

In every age group, women were more likely to have serious psychological distress than men. Among all adults, as income increased, the percentage with serious psychological distress decreased. Adults aged 18-64 with serious psychological distress were more likely to be uninsured (30.4%) than adults without serious psychological distress (20.5%). More than one-quarter of adults aged 65 and over with serious psychological distress (27.3%) had limitations in activities of daily living. Adults with serious psychological distress were more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, and diabetes than adults without serious psychological distress.

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Income / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Medically Uninsured / statistics & numerical data
  • Middle Aged
  • Sex Distribution
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Stress, Psychological / epidemiology*
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult