Anxiety symptoms among adults by gender U.S. 2023

From July 26 to August 7, 2023, around 32 percent of U.S. women and 25 percent of men reported symptoms of anxiety disorder in the past two weeks. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents over the age of 18 who reported symptoms of anxiety disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 23, 2020 to August 7, 2023, by gender.

Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of anxiety disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to August 2023, by gender*

Characteristic	Women	Men
Jul. 26, 2023-Aug. 7, 2022	31.6%	24.7%
Jun. 28, 2023-Jul. 10, 2023	30.8%	23.6%
Jun. 7, 2023-Jun.19, 2023	31.5%	24.7%
Apr. 26, 2023-May 8, 2023	30.7%	24.5%
Mar. 29, 2023-Apr. 10, 2023	31.9%	24.1%
Mar. 1, 2023-Mar. 13, 2023	32.5%	24%
Feb. 1, 2023-Feb. 13, 2023	32.4%	23.7%
Jan. 4, 2023-Jan. 16, 2023	31%	24.3%
Dec. 9, 2022-Dec. 19, 2022	32.9%	24.9%
Nov. 2, 2022-Nov. 14, 2022	34.8%	27.3%
Oct. 5, 2022-Oct. 17, 2022	34.2%	27.9%
Sep. 14, 2022-Sep. 26, 2022	34.8%	28.4%
Jul. 27, 2022- Aug. 8, 2022	31.7%	24.7%
Jun. 29, 2022- Jul. 11, 2022	32.8%	24.5%
Jun. 1, 2022- Jun. 13, 2022	32.6%	25%
Apr. 27, 2022- May 9, 2022	30.4%	22.8%
Mar. 30, 2022- Apr. 11, 2022	30.7%	22.9%
Mar. 2, 2022- Mar. 14, 2022	30.8%	23.5%
Jan. 26, 2022- Feb. 7, 2022	31.2%	22.9%
Dec. 29, 2021- Jan. 10, 2022	31.7%	23.8%
Dec. 1- Dec. 13, 2021	29.9%	22.9%
Sep. 29- Oct. 11, 2021	31.3%	22.9%
Sep. 15- Sep. 27, 2021	31.4%	24%
Sep. 1- Sep. 13, 2021	31.5%	24.5%
Aug. 18- Aug. 30, 2021	32%	23.4%
Aug. 4- Aug. 16, 2021	30.5%	22.4%
Jul. 21 - Aug. 2, 2021	30.1%	23.6%
Jun. 23 - Jul. 5, 2021	28.5%	20.2%
Jun. 9 - Jun. 21, 2021	28.8%	23.2%
May 26 - June 7, 2021	28.5%	22.1%
May 12 - May 24, 2021	29.2%	22%
Apr. 28 - May 10, 2021	30.2%	22.5%
Apr. 14 - Apr. 26, 2021	31.3%	23%
Mar. 17 - Mar. 29, 2021	33.5%	26.3%
Mar. 3 - Mar. 15, 2021	35.1%	27.5%
Feb. 17 - Mar. 1, 2021	36.8%	29.6%
Feb. 3 - Feb.15, 2021	37.6%	29.6%
Jan. 20 - Feb 1, 2021	39.5%	32.4%
Jan. 6 - Jan. 18, 2021	40.5%	30.7%
Dec. 9 - Dec. 21, 2020	41.1%	32.2%
Nov. 25 - Dec. 7, 2020	40.5%	31.4%
Nov. 11 - Nov. 23, 2020	42.9%	31.1%
Oct. 28 - Nov. 9, 2020	41.8%	30.3%
Oct. 14 - Oct. 26, 2020	37.6%	27.6%
Sep. 30 - Oct. 12, 2020	36.4%	28.1%
Sep. 16 - Sep. 28, 2020	37.1%	27.7%
Sep. 2 - Sep. 14, 2020	35.5%	27.2%
Aug. 19 - Aug. 31, 2020	36.1%	26.4%
Jul. 16 - Jul. 21, 2020	39.8%	32.1%
Jul. 9 - Jul. 14, 2020	39.4%	31.5%
Jul. 2 - Jul. 7, 2020	37%	30.7%
Jun. 25 - Jun. 30, 2020	36.7%	29%
Jun. 18 - Jun. 23, 2020	34.8%	27.4%
Jun. 11 - Jun. 16, 2020	35%	28.1%
Jun. 4 - Jun. 9, 2020	35.1%	26.8%
May 28 - Jun. 2, 2020	35%	26%
May 21 - May 26, 2020	33.2%	25.4%
May 14 - May 19	32.1%	24.2%
May 7 - May 12, 2020	33.1%	26.7%
Apr. 23 - May 5, 2020	35.4%	26.1%

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 23, 2020 to August 7, 2023

Number of respondents

60,052 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Sample size represents the sample for the latest date. Sample size differs depending on the survey date.
* Beginning in Phase 3.2 (July 21, 2021) of data collection and reporting, the question reference period changed from the ‘last 7 days’ to the ‘last two weeks’.

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