Mental Health: 20% Are Currently on Medication - Demographics
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| Survey of 2,373 American Adults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted May 27-June 3, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports and the Great America Show | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Has a doctor ever diagnosed you with a mental health condition? | In the past year, have you sought counseling or mental health treatment from a therapist? | Are you currently taking one or more prescription drugs for a mental health problem? | Gender | Age | Age-Combined | <40> | Ideology | Gender Ideology | Age Ideology | Race | Children at Home | Married | Employment | Education | Income | Gender - Income | Income - Ideology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | Yes | No | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Cons. Men | Mod. Men | Lib. Men | Cons. Women | Mod. Women | Lib. Women | 18-39 YO Cons. | 18-39 YO Mod. | 18-39 YO Lib. | 40-64 YO Cons. | 40-64 YO Mod. | 40-64 YO Lib. | 65+ Cons. | 65+ Mod. | 65+ Lib. | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | Married | Not married | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | <$50k Men | $50-100k Men | $100k+ Men | <$50k Women | $50-100k Women | $100k+ WOmen | <$50k Cons. | <$50k Mod. | <$50k Lib. | $50-100k Cons. | $50-100k Mod. | $50-100k Lib. | $100k+ Cons. | $100k+ Mod. | $100k+ Lib. | ||
| Has a doctor ever diagnosed you with a mental health condition? | Yes | 23% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 11% | 11% | 79% | 10% | 5% | 20% | 26% | 30% | 37% | 33% | 15% | 4% | 33% | 22% | 4% | 25% | 19% | 35% | 23% | 20% | 21% | 31% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 22% | 23% | 34% | 30% | 29% | 43% | 21% | 17% | 31% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 26% | 17% | 20% | 11% | 31% | 19% | 18% | 28% | 30% | 26% | 23% | 7% | 37% | 34% | 26% | 27% | 20% | 17% | 10% | 36% | 23% | 18% | 22% | 13% | 15% | 25% | 16% | 19% | 33% | 18% | 21% | 21% | 30% | 43% | 16% | 13% | 26% | 25% | 14% | 19% |
| No | 72% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 26% | 86% | 29% | 18% | 88% | 22% | 76% | 69% | 62% | 60% | 64% | 81% | 92% | 61% | 75% | 92% | 68% | 78% | 56% | 74% | 77% | 73% | 65% | 78% | 76% | 70% | 75% | 70% | 61% | 65% | 64% | 52% | 77% | 77% | 67% | 94% | 89% | 91% | 70% | 76% | 73% | 84% | 64% | 77% | 78% | 67% | 67% | 68% | 73% | 89% | 56% | 61% | 68% | 69% | 76% | 80% | 42% | 58% | 75% | 78% | 76% | 79% | 69% | 71% | 79% | 78% | 63% | 75% | 74% | 77% | 64% | 54% | 79% | 78% | 71% | 72% | 83% | 74% | |
| Not sure | 5% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 3% | 3% | 60% | 3% | 3% | 73% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 48% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 7% | |
| Total | Has a doctor ever diagnosed you with a mental health condition? | In the past year, have you sought counseling or mental health treatment from a therapist? | Are you currently taking one or more prescription drugs for a mental health problem? | Gender | Age | Age-Combined | <40> | Ideology | Gender Ideology | Age Ideology | Race | Children at Home | Married | Employment | Education | Income | Gender - Income | Income - Ideology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | Yes | No | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Cons. Men | Mod. Men | Lib. Men | Cons. Women | Mod. Women | Lib. Women | 18-39 YO Cons. | 18-39 YO Mod. | 18-39 YO Lib. | 40-64 YO Cons. | 40-64 YO Mod. | 40-64 YO Lib. | 65+ Cons. | 65+ Mod. | 65+ Lib. | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | Married | Not married | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | <$50k Men | $50-100k Men | $100k+ Men | <$50k Women | $50-100k Women | $100k+ WOmen | <$50k Cons. | <$50k Mod. | <$50k Lib. | $50-100k Cons. | $50-100k Mod. | $50-100k Lib. | $100k+ Cons. | $100k+ Mod. | $100k+ Lib. | ||
| In the past year, have you sought counseling or mental health treatment from a therapist? | Yes | 20% | 61% | 7% | 11% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 69% | 8% | 10% | 17% | 23% | 28% | 31% | 25% | 14% | 3% | 29% | 18% | 3% | 23% | 15% | 31% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 28% | 18% | 12% | 22% | 18% | 21% | 32% | 30% | 24% | 37% | 16% | 14% | 29% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 19% | 17% | 24% | 19% | 26% | 17% | 17% | 22% | 30% | 25% | 17% | 7% | 30% | 25% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 10% | 27% | 20% | 16% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 19% | 13% | 19% | 26% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 22% | 36% | 14% | 11% | 27% | 24% | 17% | 15% |
| No | 77% | 37% | 92% | 52% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 29% | 91% | 32% | 81% | 74% | 68% | 66% | 72% | 84% | 95% | 67% | 79% | 95% | 74% | 83% | 62% | 77% | 80% | 79% | 70% | 81% | 84% | 76% | 79% | 74% | 66% | 67% | 71% | 60% | 82% | 82% | 70% | 97% | 94% | 94% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 77% | 71% | 81% | 80% | 74% | 65% | 70% | 82% | 92% | 64% | 73% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 81% | 34% | 70% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 77% | 70% | 79% | 84% | 80% | 72% | 75% | 77% | 82% | 75% | 62% | 83% | 81% | 71% | 73% | 82% | 82% | |
| Not sure | 3% | 1% | 1% | 37% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 1% | 1% | 59% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 57% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | |
| Total | Has a doctor ever diagnosed you with a mental health condition? | In the past year, have you sought counseling or mental health treatment from a therapist? | Are you currently taking one or more prescription drugs for a mental health problem? | Gender | Age | Age-Combined | <40> | Ideology | Gender Ideology | Age Ideology | Race | Children at Home | Married | Employment | Education | Income | Gender - Income | Income - Ideology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | Yes | No | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Cons. Men | Mod. Men | Lib. Men | Cons. Women | Mod. Women | Lib. Women | 18-39 YO Cons. | 18-39 YO Mod. | 18-39 YO Lib. | 40-64 YO Cons. | 40-64 YO Mod. | 40-64 YO Lib. | 65+ Cons. | 65+ Mod. | 65+ Lib. | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | Married | Not married | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | <$50k Men | $50-100k Men | $100k+ Men | <$50k Women | $50-100k Women | $100k+ WOmen | <$50k Cons. | <$50k Mod. | <$50k Lib. | $50-100k Cons. | $50-100k Mod. | $50-100k Lib. | $100k+ Cons. | $100k+ Mod. | $100k+ Lib. | ||
| Are you currently taking one or more prescription drugs for a mental health problem? | Yes | 20% | 67% | 5% | 13% | 68% | 7% | 10% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 21% | 26% | 30% | 26% | 15% | 3% | 28% | 19% | 3% | 24% | 16% | 27% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 26% | 18% | 15% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 29% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 26% | 16% | 17% | 22% | 25% | 22% | 19% | 9% | 29% | 24% | 21% | 23% | 17% | 17% | 11% | 28% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 23% | 10% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 26% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 23% | 30% | 16% | 10% | 26% | 24% | 15% | 17% |
| No | 78% | 32% | 94% | 48% | 31% | 91% | 38% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 80% | 76% | 71% | 66% | 72% | 84% | 95% | 69% | 79% | 95% | 72% | 82% | 69% | 78% | 80% | 79% | 73% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 79% | 78% | 69% | 68% | 72% | 65% | 81% | 82% | 70% | 96% | 94% | 96% | 77% | 78% | 79% | 84% | 72% | 81% | 81% | 74% | 74% | 75% | 80% | 90% | 64% | 74% | 76% | 76% | 81% | 82% | 33% | 70% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 72% | 75% | 80% | 81% | 79% | 73% | 79% | 77% | 80% | 75% | 69% | 83% | 81% | 73% | 75% | 83% | 79% | |
| Not sure | 3% | 1% | 1% | 40% | 1% | 1% | 52% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 57% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 16% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | |
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| Gender | Men | 47% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women | 53% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age | 18-39 | 40% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-64 | 41% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65+ | 19% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race | White | 60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 15% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 18% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Democrat | 34% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | 29% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 37% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
