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What percentage of American adults feel worried, nervous or anxious on most days?

12.5% of American adults feel worried, nervous or anxious on most days — about 13 in every 100, or 1 in 10. That is the figure published by the National Health Interview Survey for 2025.

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Where this number comes from

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National Health Interview Survey
What it measured
In separate questions, respondents were asked how often they feel worried, nervous, or anxious and then, thinking about the last time they felt that way, to describe the level of those feelings. Respondents who reported a) feeling worried, nervous, or anxious daily and described the level of those feelings as "somewhere in between a little and a lot" or "a lot" or b) feeling worried, nervous, or anxious weekly and described the level of those feelings as "a lot" were classified as regularly having feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety.
Population
U.S. adults aged 18 and over
Year
2025
95% confidence interval
12% to 13.1%

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