Severity of depression symptoms was based on the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ–8), and summarized into none-minimal (values 0–4), mild (values 5–9), moderate (values 10–14), and severe (values 15–24).
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Distribution of depression symptom severity among adults in the U.S. as of 2019
As of 2019, around 12 percent of adults in the United States reported having mild depression symptoms in the past two weeks, while just under 3 percent reported having severe depression symptoms. This statistic illustrates the distribution of depression symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019.
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CDC. (September 23, 2020). Distribution of depression 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/1192110/distribution-depression-severity-among-adults-us/
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Distribution of depression symptom severity in the past two weeks among adults in the United States as of 2019 [Graph], CDC, September 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1192110/distribution-depression-severity-among-adults-us/
