According to a 2021 survey, around 29.3 percent of high school students reported poor mental health in the month prior to the survey. This was substantially higher among female high school students, at 40.8 percent. The source defines poor mental health as including stress, anxiety and depression.
Share of high school students reporting poor mental health in the United States in 2021, by sex
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Children and youth
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CDC. (April 25, 2023). Share of high school students reporting poor mental health in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222124/us-students-with-depression-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of high school students reporting poor mental health in the United States in 2021, by sex ." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222124/us-students-with-depression-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Share of high school students reporting poor mental health in the United States in 2021, by sex . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222124/us-students-with-depression-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of High School Students Reporting Poor Mental Health in The United States in 2021, by Sex ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222124/us-students-with-depression-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Share of high school students reporting poor mental health in the United States in 2021, by sex Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222124/us-students-with-depression-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of high school students reporting poor mental health in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph], CDC, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222124/us-students-with-depression-by-gender-and-ethnicity/