Anxiety about life U.S. 2023

According to the data, 70 percent of adults in the United States were anxious about keeping themselves and their family safe in 2023 compared to 80 percent in 2020. This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that were anxious about select aspects of their lives in 2020, 2021, and 2023.

Percentage of U.S. adults that were anxious about select aspects of their lives in 2020, 2021, and 2023*

Characteristic	2020	2021	2023
Keeping myself or my family safe	80%	64%	70%
COVID-19 (coronavirus)	75%	65%	-
My health	73%	61%	66%
Paying my bills or expenses	67%	55%	65%
The impact of climate change on the planet	67%	48%	59%
My relationships with family, friends, and coworkers	59%	47%	-
The impact of climate change on my mental health	55%	37%	-
Keeing my identity safe	-	-	68%
The opioid epidemic	-	-	50%
The impact of technology on day-to-day life	-	-	45%

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2020 to 2023

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Only respondents that were "extremely and somewhat anxious'.
Original question: How anxious are you about each of the following?

Figures for 2019 can be found here and figures for 2021 can be found here.

Sample sizes:
2020- 1,005
2021- 1,000
2023- 2,201

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