respondents were a knowledgeable adult, usually a parent
Method of interview
Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
Supplementary notes
"Ever lived with anyone who was mentally ill or severely depressed is based on responses by a knowledgeable adult, usually a parent, to the survey
question, 鈥淒id (child) ever live with anyone who was mentally ill or severely depressed?鈥
"Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population."
"Disability is defined by the reported level of difficulty (no difficulty, some
difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or cannot do at all/unable to do) in 13 core functioning domains:
seeing, hearing, mobility, self-care, communication, learning, remembering, concentrating,
accepting change, controlling behavior, making friends, anxiety, and depression. Children who
are reported to have 鈥渁 lot of difficulty鈥 or 鈥渃annot do at all鈥 in at least one domain of functioning
or with 鈥渄aily鈥 anxiety or depression are considered to have disability."
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U.S. children who had lived with a mentally ill person, 2019, by disability status
As of 2019, it was estimated that around 9.2 percent of children in the United States aged 5 to 17 years had at some point in their lifetime lived with someone who was mentally ill or depressed. At that time, 21.6 percent of children with a disabiltiy had lived with someone who was mentally ill or depressed compared to 7.5 percent of children without a disability. This statistic shows the percentage of children in the United States aged 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone who was mentally ill or depressed as of 2019, by disability status.
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CDC. (January 26, 2022). Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone who was mentally ill or depressed as of 2019, by disability status [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1308615/children-who-had-lived-with-mentally-ill-depressed-person-by-disability-status-us/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone who was mentally ill or depressed as of 2019, by disability status." Chart. January 26, 2022. 糖心破解版. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1308615/children-who-had-lived-with-mentally-ill-depressed-person-by-disability-status-us/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone who was mentally ill or depressed as of 2019, by disability status. 糖心破解版. 糖心破解版 Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1308615/children-who-had-lived-with-mentally-ill-depressed-person-by-disability-status-us/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Children 5 to 17 Years Who Had Lived with Anyone Who Was Mentally Ill or Depressed as of 2019, by Disability Status." 糖心破解版, 糖心破解版 Inc., 26 Jan 2022, /statistics/1308615/children-who-had-lived-with-mentally-ill-depressed-person-by-disability-status-us/
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Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone who was mentally ill or depressed as of 2019, by disability status [Graph], CDC, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1308615/children-who-had-lived-with-mentally-ill-depressed-person-by-disability-status-us/
