Americans are hitting new mental health lows, according to a new Gallup poll; “Americans’ positive self-assessments of their mental health are the lowest in more than two decades,” the poll finds.
From Gallup:
In all, 31% of U.S. adults describe their mental health or emotional well-being as “excellent,” the worst rating by three percentage points.
Another 44% of Americans rate their mental health as “good,” and the 75% combined excellent and good rating is the lowest on record and 10 points shy of the average since 2001. In addition, 17% of U.S. adults describe their mental health as “only fair” and 7% as “poor.” The latter figure is the highest in Gallup’s trend.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans’ “excellent” ratings of their mental health averaged 45%. Gallup polling early in the pandemic found that U.S. adults were concerned about their own mental health and that of their children. By November 2020, eight months after the pandemic began in the U.S., Americans’ excellent assessments of their own mental health dropped nine points to 34%, a new low since the measure was first tracked in 2001.
More over at Gallup:
Americans’ positive self-assessments of their mental health are at their lowest point in more than two decades of Gallup polling. https://t.co/2OTqPEPwR7
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