Infographic: Stress level by household status

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

Pre- and post-pandemic stress level comparison by household status

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

Parents**

• 2023: 33%
• 2019: 24%

Single adult households***

• 2023: 23%
• 2019: 18%

Retired individuals

• 2023: 12%
• 2019: 11%

* 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”

** Defined as adults who have a child under 18 living in their home at least 50% of the time for whom they are the parent or guardian

*** Defined as households with one adult (with or without children)