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Adults living in households with children who felt down, depressed or hopeless for more than half of the days or nearly every day for the past week by race and ethnicity in United States
Adults living in households with children who felt down, depressed or hopeless for more than half of the days or nearly every day for the past week by race and ethnicity
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Definition
The percentage of adults living in households with children birth to age 17 who reported that they felt down, depressed or hopeless for more than half of the days or nearly every day in the past seven days. Only respondents who provided a valid response are included.
Racial and ethnic groups represented in this table are not mutually exclusive. The white category includes only non-Hispanic white. The categories of Black or African American, Asian, two or more races and other race include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic. Those in the Hispanic or Latino category include those identified as being of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin. American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian are included in the other race category.
Racial and ethnic groups represented in this table are not mutually exclusive. The white category includes only non-Hispanic white. The categories of Black or African American, Asian, two or more races and other race include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic. Those in the Hispanic or Latino category include those identified as being of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin. American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian are included in the other race category.
Data Source
Population Reference Bureau analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, 2020-2021
Notes
Updated July 2021
S - Estimates suppressed when the effective sample size is less than 30 or the 90% confidence interval is greater than 30 percentage points or 1.3 times the estimate.
Item nonresponse increased substantially between Phase 1 (April 23, 2020-July 21, 2020) and Phase 2 (August 19, 2020-October 26, 2020). The potential bias due to item nonresponse errors has not been evaluated.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Adults living in households with children who felt down, depressed or hopeless for more than half of the days or nearly every day for the past week by race and ethnicity.
S - Estimates suppressed when the effective sample size is less than 30 or the 90% confidence interval is greater than 30 percentage points or 1.3 times the estimate.
Item nonresponse increased substantially between Phase 1 (April 23, 2020-July 21, 2020) and Phase 2 (August 19, 2020-October 26, 2020). The potential bias due to item nonresponse errors has not been evaluated.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Adults living in households with children who felt down, depressed or hopeless for more than half of the days or nearly every day for the past week by race and ethnicity.
Last Updated
September 2021