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

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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
AK	2%	42%	38%	17%	306	±11
AL	3%	35%	44%	18%	416	±6
AR	4%	32%	46%	17%	441	±6
AZ	4%	32%	50%	14%	687	±6
CA	5%	35%	44%	17%	1950	±5
CO	2%	28%	51%	19%	752	±5
CT	3%	39%	42%	16%	520	±6
DC	4%	40%	46%	10%	389	±10
DE	9%	32%	48%	11%	283	±9
FL	3%	37%	44%	16%	920	±5
GA	3%	34%	40%	23%	575	±7
HI	3%	44%	41%	12%	301	±10
IA	3%	37%	46%	15%	421	±6
ID	4%	29%	53%	15%	543	±6
IL	6%	39%	44%	12%	676	±6
IN	3%	34%	47%	17%	473	±6
KS	3%	38%	46%	13%	562	±6
KY	5%	43%	37%	15%	438	±7
LA	6%	31%	45%	18%	344	±7
MA	4%	39%	45%	12%	744	±5
MD	8%	38%	38%	16%	686	±5
ME	2%	41%	45%	12%	357	±7
MI	5%	34%	47%	14%	631	±6
MN	4%	37%	47%	11%	620	±5
MO	3%	38%	43%	16%	490	±6
MS	5%	29%	47%	19%	362	±8
MT	4%	31%	56%	10%	309	±9
NC	5%	36%	44%	15%	483	±7
ND	6%	36%	39%	20%	205	±11
NE	3%	37%	46%	14%	489	±6
NH	2%	39%	44%	15%	533	±6
NJ	7%	38%	42%	12%	482	±6
NM	7%	29%	41%	23%	547	±7
NV	2%	39%	36%	23%	380	±7
NY	4%	40%	44%	12%	530	±7
OH	7%	31%	48%	14%	495	±6
OK	9%	37%	36%	19%	478	±6
OR	3%	31%	47%	18%	743	±5
PA	3%	30%	49%	18%	692	±6
RI	4%	32%	49%	16%	317	±8
SC	4%	37%	42%	17%	432	±6
SD	4%	49%	37%	10%	288	±8
TN	4%	32%	48%	16%	534	±6
TX	4%	27%	52%	17%	1275	±5
UT	4%	29%	51%	17%	921	±6
VA	3%	34%	53%	11%	795	±5
VT	2%	37%	52%	9%	281	±10
WA	3%	36%	49%	12%	1290	±4
WI	2%	40%	46%	12%	482	±7
WV	2%	32%	50%	16%	351	±8
WY	3%	34%	44%	18%	196	±13