POOR MENTAL HEALTH DAYS
Poor mental health days significantly affect overall quality of life, reducing productivity, straining relationships, and diminishing physical and emotional well-being. From 2011 to 2023, the largest increases in poor mental health days occurred among younger adults aged 25 to 44, with married and college-educated individuals generally reporting fewer poor mental health days across all years. However, young college-educated adults have experienced the greatest recent rise, showing a trend of growing stress and social pressures even among traditionally lower-risk groups.
EXPLORE THE DATA
Definition:
Percent of individuals who report that their mental health was “not good” for at least 14 days in the past 30 days.
Example:
Someone feeling depressed or anxious for at least half the month would be included. Someone with only a few bad mental health days would not.