Severity of anxiety symptoms was based on the seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD–7) and summarized into none or minimal (values 0–4), mild (values 5–9), moderate (values 10–14), and severe (values 15–21).
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Distribution of anxiety symptom severity among adults in the U.S. as of 2019
As of 2019, around 10 percent of adults in the United States reported having mild anxiety in the past two weeks, compared to around 3 percent of adults who reported having severe anxiety. This statistic illustrates the distribution of anxiety symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019.
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CDC. (September 27, 2020). Distribution of anxiety symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1191556/distribution-anxiety-symptom-severity-among-adults/
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Distribution of anxiety symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019 [Graph], CDC, September 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1191556/distribution-anxiety-symptom-severity-among-adults/
