Since the turn of the millennium, the self-reported mental health of U.S. residents over 60 living off less than $35,000 a year has worsened, Stanford researchers have found.
David Rehkopf, ScD, MPH, associate professor of primary care and population health, said the finding was unexpected. “There’s been a lot of attention paid to the decline of the 35- to 60-year-old cohort,” he said. “We thought the 60-plus group was doing fine.”
For the article published in JAMA Network Open, the researchers combed through data collected by the Centers for Disease Control. Every year, the CDC surveys Americans in all 50 states, asking basic questions about their physical and mental health and general well-being.