This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that were either more or less anxious in 2018 than in 2017. According to the data, 39 percent of respondents indicated that they were more anxious in 2018 than they were in 2017.
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This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that were either more or less anxious in 2018 than in 2017. According to the data, 39 percent of respondents indicated that they were more anxious in 2018 than they were in 2017.
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This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that were either more or less anxious in 2018 than in 2017. According to the data, 39 percent of respondents indicated that they were more anxious in 2018 than they were in 2017.
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- Release date
- May 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 23 to 25, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: In general, are you more or less anxious than you were at this time last year?
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 23 to 25, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: In general, are you more or less anxious than you were at this time last year?
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- Percentage of employees in the U.S. who stated the stress from their job affected their relationships with friends and family from 2015 to 2017, by industry
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who had heard the term burnout as of February 2017, by age
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed with select statements related to stress and life as of February 2017, by burn-out-risk
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who very often or often experienced select stress and burnout symptoms as of February 2017, by burn-out-risk
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who would turn to select sources in case of burnout as of February 2017, by gender
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought select strategies were the best ways to avoid burnout as of February 2017, by burn-out-risk
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who used select activities to relieve stress as of February 2017
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