If the people surveyed had a WHO-5 score of less than 50, on a scale from 0-100, they were defined as in risk of depression. The WHO-5 Well-being Index is a questionnaire to calculate the personal well-being.
The percentage of participants indicating financial challenges are those who stated that their households had 鈥渄ifficulty鈥 or 鈥済reat difficulty鈥 making ends meet.
This survey worked mainly on the EU27 Member States.聽 The survey was organized and divided in 5 rounds: Round 1: 9 April 鈥 11 June 2020 Round 2: 22 June 鈥 27 July 2020 Round 3: 12 February 鈥 31 March 2021 Round 4: 21 October 鈥 30 November 2021 (panel survey) Round 5: 29 March 鈥 2 May 2022
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Share of adults at risk of depression in the EU 2020-2022, by financial difficulties
Between 2020 and 2022, the population with financial difficulties across the European Union consistently reported the highest percentage of risk for depression. In 2021, both groups experienced their peak percentages of adults at risk of depression, with ** percent for those with financial difficulties and ** percent for those without.聽This statistic depicts the share of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by financial difficulties.
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