The share of people who reported experiencing significant stress and worry increased dramatically in the first half of March 2020, coinciding with the COVID-19 outbreak. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents who reported feeling stress or worry during a lot of the previous day, between January 2018 and July 2020.
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported daily experiences of worry and stress between January 2018 and July 2020*
Original question: "Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day yesterday? Worry. Stress."
* Data from Jan. 2018 to Aug 2019 based on Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index. Data from Mar. to Jul. 2020 from Gallup Panel.
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Gallup. (August 16, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported daily experiences of worry and stress between January 2018 and July 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169684/daily-worry-stress-us-adults-and-covid-impact/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who reported daily experiences of worry and stress between January 2018 and July 2020*." Chart. August 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169684/daily-worry-stress-us-adults-and-covid-impact/
Gallup. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported daily experiences of worry and stress between January 2018 and July 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169684/daily-worry-stress-us-adults-and-covid-impact/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Reported Daily Experiences of Worry and Stress between January 2018 and July 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169684/daily-worry-stress-us-adults-and-covid-impact/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who reported daily experiences of worry and stress between January 2018 and July 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169684/daily-worry-stress-us-adults-and-covid-impact/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
