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Infographic: Money, inflation a source of stress for many U.S. adults

Infographic showing the percentage of adults reporting money and inflation as significant sources of stress

Details of infographic from APA’s October 2022 Stress in America survey

Inflation is a source of stress for 83% of U.S. adults

Percentage of adults who indicated money was a significant source of stress

  • 57% said that having enough money to pay for things in the present (like rent/mortgage) is their main source of financial stress
  • 43% reported feeling that saving enough money for things in the future is their main source of stress

56% of all adults, during the prior month, have had to make different choices due to a lack of money

  • Latino/a adults: 66%
  • Black adults: 59%
  • White adults: 52%
  • Asian adults: 45%