Major depressive episodes with severe impairment among LGB young adults by gender U.S. 2017-2020

There has been an increase for both men and women LGB adults aged 18 to 25 years in the U.S. who reported a major depressive episode with severe impairment in the past year between 2017 to 2020. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. lesbians, gays, or bisexuals aged 18-25 who reported a major depressive episode with severe impairment in the past year, from 2017-2020, by gender.

Percentage of U.S. lesbians, gays, or bisexuals aged 18-25 years who reported a major depressive episode with severe impairment in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by gender

Characteristic	2017	2018	2019	2020
Women	25.8%	23.2%	28.4%	36.4%
Men	15.5%	17.5%	18.9%	26.4%

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2020

Number of respondents

36,284 respondents

Age group

18-25 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey sample size is for 2020. Sample size is for all respondents not just lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults.
Estimates for 2020 should be used with caution when comparing estimates between 2020 and prior years because of methodological changes for 2020.

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