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.
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
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, “Did (child) ever live with anyone who was mentally ill or severely depressed?”
"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 “a lot of difficulty” or “cannot do at all” in at least one domain of functioning
or with “daily” anxiety or depression are considered to have disability."
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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 Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1308615/children-who-had-lived-with-mentally-ill-depressed-person-by-disability-status-us/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
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: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1308615/children-who-had-lived-with-mentally-ill-depressed-person-by-disability-status-us/