Almost every demographic in the US is reporting more cognitive disability compared to 2013, indicating a lower quality of life.The only demographics less mentally ill than a decade ago are those aged 70+, unable to work, retired, diagnosed with coronary artery disease, stroke survivors, and blacks aged 40+.>Cognitive disability was identified using the following question: “Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?” Respondents who answered “yes” to this self-reported question were classified by the DHDS as having a cognitive disability.>[Demographic] - [2013 percentage] to [2023 percentage] = [percent increase in cognitive disability]Age-adjusted - 5.3 to 7.4 = 39.6% increase 18–39 - 5.1 to 9.7 = 80.4% increase40–54 - 4.5 to 6.0 = 33.3% increase55–69 - 5.1 to 6.0 = 17.6% increase70+ - 7.3 to 6.6 = 9.6% decrease Female - 5.5 to 7.4 = 34.5% increaseMale - 5.1 to 7.5 = 47.1% increase AI/AN - 7.5 to 11.2 = 49.3% increaseAsian - 3.9 to 4.8 = 23.1% increaseBlack - 7.3 to 8.2 = 12.3% increaseHispanic - 6.8 to 9.9 = 45.6% increaseWhite - 4.5 to 6.3 = 40% increaseOther - 6.7 to 10.3 = 53.7% increase Employed - 3.1 to 5.8 = 87.1% increaseUnemployed - 8.6 to 12.7 = 47.7% increaseUnable to work - 27.1 to 25.8 = 4.8% decreaseStudent - 4.1 to 7.8 = 90.2% increaseHomemaker - 4.9 to 7.1 = 44.8% increaseRetired - 8.1 to 8.0 = 1.2% decrease Insured - 4.8 to 6.8 = 41.7% increaseUninsured - 7.6 to 11.6 = 52.6% increase <$35,000 - 8.8 to 12.9 = 46.6% increase$35,000–74,999 - 3.3 to 7.0 = 112.1% increase$75,000 - 1.8 to 3.9 = 116.6% increase <High school - 11.1 to 14.3 = 28.8% increaseHigh school - 6.0 to 9.6 = 60% increaseSome college - 4.6 to 7.0 = 52.2% increaseCollege graduate - 2.1 to 3.6 = 71.4% increasehttps://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000214226
Alcohol use - 4.0 to 6.7 = 67.5% increaseNo alcohol use - 6.7 to 8.3 = 23.9% increase Northeast - 4.5 to 6.5 = 44.4% increaseSouth - 4.4 to 6.8 = 54.5% increaseMidwest - 6.0 to 7.9 = 31.7% increaseWest - 5.4 to 7.8 = 44.4% increaseTerritories - 8.2 to 9.1 = 11% increase Nonsmoker - 4.3 to 6.5 = 51.2% increaseFormer smoker - 5.6 to 7.8 = 39.3% increaseCurrent smoker - 8.6 to 13.1 = 52.3% increaseHypertension - 7.9 to 8.9 = 12.7% increaseNo hypertension - 4.2 to 6.8 = 61.9% increaseHyperlipidemia - 6.7 to 7.8 = 16.4% increaseNo hyperlipidemia - 3.9 to 6.2 = 59% increaseBlind - 24.2 to 25.7 = 6.2% increaseNot blind - 4.5 to 6.6 = 46.7% increaseCoronary artery disease - 11.9 to 10.9 = 8.4% decreaseNo coronary artery disease - 5.0 to 7.3 = 46% increaseStroke - 18.6 to 18.2 = 2.2% decreaseNo stroke - 4.9 to 7.2 = 46.9% increaseObesity - 5.1 to 7.7 = 51% increaseNonobesity - 5.4 to 7.2 = 33.3% increaseDiabetes mellitus - 10.4 to 10.5 = 1% increaseNo diabetes mellitus - 4.8 to 7.1 = 47.9% increaseBlack/18–39 - 5.9 to 10.2 = 72.9% increaseBlack/40+ - 8.3 to 7.2 = 13.3% decreaseHispanic/18–39 - 6.6 to 10.3 = 56.1% increaseHispanic/40+ - 6.9 to 9.5 = 37.7% increaseWhite/18–39 - 4.4 to 9.6 = 118.2% increaseWhite/40+ - 4.6 to 5 = 8.7% increase Female/18–30 - 5.2 to 9.6 = 84.6% increaseFemale/40+ - 5.6 to 6.3 = 12.5% increaseMale/18–39 - 4.9 to 9.8 = 100% increaseMale/40+ - 5.2 to 6 = 15.4% increase <High school/18–39 - 7.0 to 12.7 = 81.4% increase<High school/40+ - 8.1 to 9.8 = 21% increaseHigh school+/18–39 - 3.7 to 7.3 = 97.3% increaseHigh school+/40+ - 3.3 to 4.2 = 27.3% increase <$35,000/18–39 - 7.4 to 12.7 = 71.6% increase<$35,000/40+ - 9.9 to 12.5 = 26.3% increase$35,000–$74,999/18–39 - 3.3 to 9.0 = 172.7% increase$35,000–$74,999/40+ - 3.3 to 5.9 = 78.8% increase$75,000+/18–39 - 2.2 to 6.6 = 200% increase$75,000+/40+ - 1.6 to 2.6 = 62.5% increase
