Original question: "To what degree do you think people with each of the following conditions are judged
negatively by society?" Answer possibilities: to a great degree, to some degree, to a small degree, to no degree at all.
* Percentage indicates sum of answers "to a great/some degree".
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Beliefs of adults over 40 years about societal stigma of health conditions U.S. 2021
In 2021, around 62 percent of middle-aged and older adults in the United States felt that cognitive impairment is a medical condition that is negatively judged by society to some degree or to a great degree. This statistic shows the percentage of adults age 40 and older who believed that certain conditions are judged negatively by society in the U.S. in 2021, by condition.
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AARP. (June 22, 2021). Percentage of adults age 40 and older who believed that select conditions are judged negatively by society in the U.S. in 2021, by condition* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1255170/beliefs-about-stigma-of-conditions-adults-40-plus-us/
AARP. "Percentage of adults age 40 and older who believed that select conditions are judged negatively by society in the U.S. in 2021, by condition*." Chart. June 22, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1255170/beliefs-about-stigma-of-conditions-adults-40-plus-us/
AARP. (2021). Percentage of adults age 40 and older who believed that select conditions are judged negatively by society in the U.S. in 2021, by condition*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1255170/beliefs-about-stigma-of-conditions-adults-40-plus-us/
AARP. "Percentage of Adults Age 40 and Older Who Believed That Select Conditions Are Judged Negatively by Society in The U.S. in 2021, by Condition*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 22 Jun 2021, /statistics/1255170/beliefs-about-stigma-of-conditions-adults-40-plus-us/
AARP, Percentage of adults age 40 and older who believed that select conditions are judged negatively by society in the U.S. in 2021, by condition* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1255170/beliefs-about-stigma-of-conditions-adults-40-plus-us/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of adults age 40 and older who believed that select conditions are judged negatively by society in the U.S. in 2021, by condition* [Graph], AARP, June 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1255170/beliefs-about-stigma-of-conditions-adults-40-plus-us/