According to a 2021 survey, 65 percent of U.S. adults aged 50-80 years rated their mental health as excellent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This statistic shows the percentage of older adults in the U.S. who rated their mental health as excellent, good, or poor during the COVID-19 pandemic as of January 2021.
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who rated their mental health as excellent, good, or poor during the COVID-19 pandemic as of January 2021
Characteristic
Percentage of adults aged 50-80
Excellent or very good
65%
Good
27%
Fair or poor
8%
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (May 4, 2021). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who rated their mental health as excellent, good, or poor during the COVID-19 pandemic as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253468/us-older-adults-mental-health-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who rated their mental health as excellent, good, or poor during the COVID-19 pandemic as of January 2021." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253468/us-older-adults-mental-health-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2021). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who rated their mental health as excellent, good, or poor during the COVID-19 pandemic as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253468/us-older-adults-mental-health-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Adults in The U.S. Who Rated Their Mental Health as Excellent, Good, or Poor during The Covid-19 Pandemic as of January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253468/us-older-adults-mental-health-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who rated their mental health as excellent, good, or poor during the COVID-19 pandemic as of January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253468/us-older-adults-mental-health-during-covid/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who rated their mental health as excellent, good, or poor during the COVID-19 pandemic as of January 2021 [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253468/us-older-adults-mental-health-during-covid/
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