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Infographic: Stress by age

infographic showing changes in stress level by age, 2019 vs 2023

Details of infographic from APA’s October 2023 Stress in America survey

Pre- and post-pandemic stress level comparison by age

Percentage of adults who rate their average stress between eight and ten*

18–34

2023: 34%
2019: 26%

35–44

2023: 31%
2019: 21%

45–64

2023: 22%
2019: 18%

65+

2023: 9%
2019: 10%

*Respondents were asked to rate their average level of stress during the past month on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means “little or no stress” and 10 means “a great deal of stress”