Average stress level over the past month related to the coronavirus pandemic

This infographic from APA's Stress in America^TM Survey report for October 2021, “Stress and decision-making during the pandemic,” shows Average stress level over the past month related to the coronavirus pandemic, with respondents organized by race and/or ethnicity and reporting in a scale of one, indicating little to no stress, to ten, indicating a great deal of stress.

The data breakdown for average stress level is as follows:

Hispanic adults

Hispanic adults reported an average of 5.6 stress level on the scale.

Black adults

Black adults reported an average of 5.1 stress level on the scale.

Asian adults

Asian adults reported an average of 5.1 stress level on the scale.

Non-Hispanic White adults

Non-Hispanic White adults reported an average of 4.8 stress level on the scale.