#pulse survey

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Long COVID - Household Pulse Survey - COVID-19

As part of an ongoing partnership with the Census Bureau, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently added questions to asses

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Week 50 Household Pulse Survey: October 5 - October 17

Week 50 Household Pulse Survey: October 5 - October 17

Detailed tables and standard error tables for Household Pulse Survey results taken during October 5 - October 17, 2022.

The HPS is designed to provide near real-time data on how the pandemic has affected people’s lives. Information on the methodology and reliability of these estimates can be found in the source and accuracy statements for each data release.

For Week 50 the Census Bureau sent invitations to 1,048,583 households and received a total of 42,040 responses, for a weighted response rate of 3.9%

From: Health Table 11. Duration of COVID-19 Symptoms and Ability to Carry Out Everyday Activities, by Select Characteristics: United States

Of ~ 120 million people, ~ 35 million have COVID symptoms lasting 3 months or longer. That's ~ 30%.

Of those, ~ 20 million are aged 25-54 (10 million aged 25-39 & same for 40-54);

And ~ 13 million men, ~ 22 million women.

Long-term symptoms reduce ability to carry out day-to-day activities: ~ 15 million people

Of those, ability is reduced "a lot" in 5 million, and 2.5 million of those are aged 25-54.

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Updated COVID-19 Data Featured in Latest Release from Household Pulse Survey

As part of its ongoing partnership with the Census Bureau, NCHS recently added questions to assess the prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition

1 out of 3 adults in the U.S. who’d had COVID-19 (29.6%) reported ever having long COVID symptoms.

14.2% of adults had ever experienced COVID symptoms that lasted 3 months or longer that they had not had prior to their COVID-19 infection.

Other findings:

4 out of 5 people with ongoing symptoms of COVID lasting 3 months or longer are experiencing a least some limitations in their day-to-day activities.

1 out of 4 adults (25.1%) with long COVID have symptoms that significantly impact their ability to carry out day-to-day activities.

Out of all U.S. adults, nearly 2% (1.8%) had COVID-19 and still have long COVID symptoms that have a significant impact on their ability to carry out day-to-day activities more than 3 months later.

Among the 14.2% who have ever had long COVID symptoms, more than half (7.2%) currently have long COVID symptoms.

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More data, via the WHO:

While most people who develop COVID-19 fully recover, it is estimated that 10–20% develop a variety of mid- and long-term effects like fatigue, breathlessness, and cognitive dysfunction ... Long COVID can also directly and indirectly affect mental health. ... These symptoms might persist from the initial illness or develop after recovery. They can come and go or relapse over time. The condition can affect a person’s ability to perform daily activities such as work or household chores.

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And via UK's ONS:

Of triple-vaccinated adults, 4.5%, 4.2% and 5.0% self-reported having long COVID 12 to 16 weeks after ...

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Those are terrible numbers. But with names like "long COVID" and "brain fog", people don't understand how serious and debilitating these problems are. At the very least, read this:

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/long-covid-brain-fog-symptom-executive-function/671393/

By all appearances, even scientifically-literate people who have a better-than-average understanding of data still frequently resort to "people I know" as a gauge. As in, "I don't know anyone who...". But anecdotal evidence is not reliable; it's why we developed methods of finding concensus and why we track data. And this unreliability is compounded by the fact that people, even "close friends" or family, are not necessarily open about their health for a number of reasons.

Sure it's easy to "just look outside" and feel immediately gaslit by the number of people who are essentially willing to "jump off a bridge". But these problems are ongoing and we don't yet have solutions; there is no treatment and no social safety net (in the US).

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[luv3horse]

So my college participates in Pulse surveys

I'm trying to save up for one of those expensive prizes, so I do a bunch of the surveys. In the middle of one was the most amazing set of answers I have EVER seen.

How would you describe the "type" of person you are attracted to?

But by FAR THE BEST

This cursed survey app is amazing.