This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults who had recent experience with serious illness in a friend or family member and said that person suffered from select mental issues as of 2017. According to the data, 71 percent of respondents indicated that the person suffering from serious illness experienced being forgetful.
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Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experiences with serious illness who stated the individual who was ill had select mental issues as of 2017
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 2, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experiences with serious illness who stated the individual who was ill had select mental issues as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869491/mental-health-issues-for-seriously-ill-us-adults/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experiences with serious illness who stated the individual who was ill had select mental issues as of 2017." Chart. November 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869491/mental-health-issues-for-seriously-ill-us-adults/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experiences with serious illness who stated the individual who was ill had select mental issues as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869491/mental-health-issues-for-seriously-ill-us-adults/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Recent Experiences with Serious Illness Who Stated The Individual Who Was Ill Had Select Mental Issues as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869491/mental-health-issues-for-seriously-ill-us-adults/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experiences with serious illness who stated the individual who was ill had select mental issues as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869491/mental-health-issues-for-seriously-ill-us-adults/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults with recent experiences with serious illness who stated the individual who was ill had select mental issues as of 2017 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869491/mental-health-issues-for-seriously-ill-us-adults/
