How would you describe your coronavirus symptoms when they were at their worst?

Severity of COVID-19 symptoms at their worst · Asked in 27 waves, 2022–2024 · 904,427 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

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Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Over time

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I had severe symptoms15%

I had moderate symptoms46%

I had mild symptoms35%

I had no symptoms4%

Shares in 2024

Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.

By group over time

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Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region

I had severe symptoms

I had moderate symptoms

I had mild symptoms

I had no symptoms

18–29

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region State

Wave

I had no symptomsI had mild symptomsI had moderate symptomsI had severe symptoms

Group		I had no symptoms	I had mild symptoms	I had moderate symptoms	I had severe symptoms

Answers as the source codes them

I had no symptomsI had mild symptomsI had moderate symptomsI had severe symptomsSkipped (question seen but no category selected) (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable SYMPTOMS. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1.	2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16	web	51,280	28,415
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable SYMPTOMS. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1.	2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19	web	59,913	33,267
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable SYMPTOMS. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1.	2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22	web	70,429	36,628
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable SYMPTOMS. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1.	2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24	web	72,125	37,566
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable SYMPTOMS. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1.	2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27	web	72,162	37,091
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable SYMPTOMS. Universe: HADCOVIDRV = 1.	2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29	web	73,352	37,909

All respondents	4%	35%	46%	15%	28415	±1
18–29	4%	31%	53%	11%	1716	±4
30–44	3%	34%	47%	15%	7575	±2
45–64	4%	33%	45%	18%	10770	±2
65+	6%	40%	39%	15%	8354	±2