{
  "alt": "Line chart of frequent mental distress by age in three periods. The earliest period is nearly level from the youngest age band to the late fifties, then falls to the oldest bands. The latest period starts much higher in the youngest band and declines at each older age, ending near the earliest period for the oldest adults. The middle period lies between them.",
  "caption": "The 2014 to 2016 line is nearly level through the late fifties and drops in the sixties; the 2022 to 2024 line starts at {fact:young_late_all} for the youngest band and falls with age, and the 2017 to 2019 line lies between the two. Each point is the weighted share of a five-year age band, plotted at the band's lowest age, with 95% intervals; the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 are in the by-year chart only.",
  "data": [
    {
      "age_band": "18 to 24",
      "age_lower": 18,
      "conf_high": 13.74,
      "conf_low": 12.93,
      "n": 72087,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 13.33
    },
    {
      "age_band": "25 to 29",
      "age_lower": 25,
      "conf_high": 13.32,
      "conf_low": 12.4,
      "n": 60352,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 12.85
    },
    {
      "age_band": "30 to 34",
      "age_lower": 30,
      "conf_high": 12.73,
      "conf_low": 11.9,
      "n": 69646,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 12.31
    },
    {
      "age_band": "35 to 39",
      "age_lower": 35,
      "conf_high": 12.13,
      "conf_low": 11.31,
      "n": 74688,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 11.71
    },
    {
      "age_band": "40 to 44",
      "age_lower": 40,
      "conf_high": 12.82,
      "conf_low": 11.98,
      "n": 79127,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 12.4
    },
    {
      "age_band": "45 to 49",
      "age_lower": 45,
      "conf_high": 13.26,
      "conf_low": 12.42,
      "n": 92848,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 12.83
    },
    {
      "age_band": "50 to 54",
      "age_lower": 50,
      "conf_high": 13.46,
      "conf_low": 12.75,
      "n": 121236,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 13.1
    },
    {
      "age_band": "55 to 59",
      "age_lower": 55,
      "conf_high": 13.27,
      "conf_low": 12.57,
      "n": 141051,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 12.92
    },
    {
      "age_band": "60 to 64",
      "age_lower": 60,
      "conf_high": 11.63,
      "conf_low": 10.93,
      "n": 152442,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 11.28
    },
    {
      "age_band": "65 to 69",
      "age_lower": 65,
      "conf_high": 8.84,
      "conf_low": 8.23,
      "n": 151105,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 8.53
    },
    {
      "age_band": "70 to 74",
      "age_lower": 70,
      "conf_high": 7.48,
      "conf_low": 6.84,
      "n": 118060,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 7.15
    },
    {
      "age_band": "75 to 79",
      "age_lower": 75,
      "conf_high": 7.24,
      "conf_low": 6.46,
      "n": 85601,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 6.84
    },
    {
      "age_band": "80 and older",
      "age_lower": 80,
      "conf_high": 6.72,
      "conf_low": 6.07,
      "n": 110004,
      "period_label": "2014 to 2016",
      "rate": 6.39
    },
    {
      "age_band": "18 to 24",
      "age_lower": 18,
      "conf_high": 23.95,
      "conf_low": 22.91,
      "n": 79822,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 23.43
    },
    {
      "age_band": "25 to 29",
      "age_lower": 25,
      "conf_high": 21.84,
      "conf_low": 20.66,
      "n": 64452,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 21.24
    },
    {
      "age_band": "30 to 34",
      "age_lower": 30,
      "conf_high": 20.25,
      "conf_low": 19.18,
      "n": 73951,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 19.71
    },
    {
      "age_band": "35 to 39",
      "age_lower": 35,
      "conf_high": 18.24,
      "conf_low": 17.23,
      "n": 81594,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 17.73
    },
    {
      "age_band": "40 to 44",
      "age_lower": 40,
      "conf_high": 16.99,
      "conf_low": 16.02,
      "n": 86224,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 16.5
    },
    {
      "age_band": "45 to 49",
      "age_lower": 45,
      "conf_high": 16.64,
      "conf_low": 15.5,
      "n": 81434,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 16.06
    },
    {
      "age_band": "50 to 54",
      "age_lower": 50,
      "conf_high": 15.19,
      "conf_low": 14.23,
      "n": 92862,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 14.71
    },
    {
      "age_band": "55 to 59",
      "age_lower": 55,
      "conf_high": 15.2,
      "conf_low": 14.23,
      "n": 101915,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 14.71
    },
    {
      "age_band": "60 to 64",
      "age_lower": 60,
      "conf_high": 13.16,
      "conf_low": 12.35,
      "n": 125061,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 12.75
    },
    {
      "age_band": "65 to 69",
      "age_lower": 65,
      "conf_high": 10.44,
      "conf_low": 9.68,
      "n": 136072,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 10.05
    },
    {
      "age_band": "70 to 74",
      "age_lower": 70,
      "conf_high": 9.82,
      "conf_low": 9.01,
      "n": 127355,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 9.41
    },
    {
      "age_band": "75 to 79",
      "age_lower": 75,
      "conf_high": 9.04,
      "conf_low": 8.22,
      "n": 100143,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 8.62
    },
    {
      "age_band": "80 and older",
      "age_lower": 80,
      "conf_high": 7.47,
      "conf_low": 6.66,
      "n": 111830,
      "period_label": "2022 to 2024",
      "rate": 7.05
    },
    {
      "age_band": "18 to 24",
      "age_lower": 18,
      "conf_high": 18.75,
      "conf_low": 17.8,
      "n": 74519,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 18.27
    },
    {
      "age_band": "25 to 29",
      "age_lower": 25,
      "conf_high": 16.28,
      "conf_low": 15.31,
      "n": 63191,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 15.79
    },
    {
      "age_band": "30 to 34",
      "age_lower": 30,
      "conf_high": 14.88,
      "conf_low": 13.98,
      "n": 69762,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 14.43
    },
    {
      "age_band": "35 to 39",
      "age_lower": 35,
      "conf_high": 13.63,
      "conf_low": 12.75,
      "n": 74577,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 13.19
    },
    {
      "age_band": "40 to 44",
      "age_lower": 40,
      "conf_high": 13.31,
      "conf_low": 12.38,
      "n": 72712,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 12.84
    },
    {
      "age_band": "45 to 49",
      "age_lower": 45,
      "conf_high": 13.67,
      "conf_low": 12.77,
      "n": 82263,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 13.21
    },
    {
      "age_band": "50 to 54",
      "age_lower": 50,
      "conf_high": 13.58,
      "conf_low": 12.76,
      "n": 100551,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 13.17
    },
    {
      "age_band": "55 to 59",
      "age_lower": 55,
      "conf_high": 14.03,
      "conf_low": 13.21,
      "n": 122243,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 13.61
    },
    {
      "age_band": "60 to 64",
      "age_lower": 60,
      "conf_high": 12.25,
      "conf_low": 11.46,
      "n": 137258,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 11.85
    },
    {
      "age_band": "65 to 69",
      "age_lower": 65,
      "conf_high": 9.81,
      "conf_low": 9.09,
      "n": 138341,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 9.44
    },
    {
      "age_band": "70 to 74",
      "age_lower": 70,
      "conf_high": 8.3,
      "conf_low": 7.6,
      "n": 120047,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 7.94
    },
    {
      "age_band": "75 to 79",
      "age_lower": 75,
      "conf_high": 7.33,
      "conf_low": 6.57,
      "n": 84547,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 6.94
    },
    {
      "age_band": "80 and older",
      "age_lower": 80,
      "conf_high": 7.09,
      "conf_low": 6.26,
      "n": 101872,
      "period_label": "2017 to 2019",
      "rate": 6.66
    }
  ],
  "id": "fmd_age_profile",
  "notes": [
    "Each band is plotted at its lowest age: 18 stands for ages 18 to 24, 25 for 25 to 29, and so on, and 80 for 80 and older."
  ],
  "source": "CDC BRFSS, 2014-2019 and 2022-2024, adults in the 50 states and DC; weighted (BRFSS final weight), design-based intervals",
  "spec": {
    "colors": {
      "2014 to 2016": "muted",
      "2017 to 2019": "cat6",
      "2022 to 2024": "highlight"
    },
    "hi": "conf_high",
    "lo": "conf_low",
    "n": "n",
    "series": "period_label",
    "x": "age_lower",
    "xDomain": [
      17,
      82
    ],
    "xLabel": "Age band, by its lowest age (80 = 80 and older)",
    "xTicks": "data",
    "y": "rate",
    "yDomain": [
      0,
      28
    ],
    "yFormat": {
      "digits": 1
    },
    "yLabel": "Adults with frequent mental distress (%)"
  },
  "subtitle": "Adults reporting 14 or more of the past 30 days with mental health not good, percent, by five-year age band, three periods of three survey years, 50 states and DC",
  "title": "Frequent distress was close to flat from the youngest band to the late fifties in 2014 to 2016 and falls with age in 2022 to 2024",
  "type": "line"
}