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Did you have any symptoms lasting 3 months or longer that you did not have prior to having coronavirus or COVID-19? Long term symptoms may include: tiredness or fatigue, difficulty thinking, or concentrating, forgetfulness, or memory problems (sometimes referred to as "brain fog"), difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, joint or muscle pain, fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations), chest pain, dizziness on standing, changes to your menstrual cycle, changes to taste/smell, or inability to exercise.
Asked of: HADCOVIDRV = 1 and, WHENCOVIDRV2 = 1 or WHENCOVIDRV3 = 1
Duration of long-term COVID-19 symptoms · Asked in 6 waves, 2024 · 204,627 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07, cycle08, cycle09. Version of LONGCOVID first asked in cycle04: wording, reference period, answer options, or (for a checkbox) the option it names or whether the question offers a 'none of these' box differ from census_pulse:longcovid.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes, my symptoms lasted between 3 and 6 months | Yes, my symptoms lasted 6 months to a year | Yes, my symptoms lasted more than a year | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable LONGCOVID. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1 and, WHENCOVIDRV2 = 1 or WHENCOVIDRV3 = 1. | 2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16 | web | 51,280 | 26,905 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable LONGCOVID. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1 and, WHENCOVIDRV2 = 1 or WHENCOVIDRV3 = 1. | 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19 | web | 59,913 | 31,679 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable LONGCOVID. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1 and, WHENCOVIDRV2 = 1 or WHENCOVIDRV3 = 1. | 2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22 | web | 70,429 | 35,559 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable LONGCOVID. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1 and, WHENCOVIDRV2 = 1 or WHENCOVIDRV3 = 1. | 2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24 | web | 72,125 | 36,812 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable LONGCOVID. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1 and, WHENCOVIDRV2 = 1 or WHENCOVIDRV3 = 1. | 2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27 | web | 72,162 | 36,460 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable LONGCOVID. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1 and, WHENCOVIDRV2 = 1 or WHENCOVIDRV3 = 1. |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 15% |
| 5% |
| 10% |
| 70% |
| 26905 |
| ±1 |
| 18–29 | 17% | 4% | 8% | 71% | 1654 | ±4 |
| 30–44 | 16% | 5% | 9% | 70% | 7170 | ±2 |
| 45–64 | 16% | 5% | 12% | 67% | 10216 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 12% | 4% | 9% | 75% | 7865 | ±2 |
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29 |
| web |
| 73,352 |
| 37,212 |