At least four-in-ten U.S. adults have faced high levels of psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic
58% of those ages 18 to 29 have experienced high levels of psychological distress at least once between March 2020 and September 2022.
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58% of those ages 18 to 29 have experienced high levels of psychological distress at least once between March 2020 and September 2022.
Public K-12 teachers express low job satisfaction and few are optimistic about the future of U.S. education.
A median of 62% of adults across the 14 countries surveyed this summer generally believe most people can be trusted.
Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history.
Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
Most Americans are at least somewhat happy with their lives, but some have grappled with issues like loneliness and work-life balance.
Depression is rising among American teenagers, and teen girls are particularly likely to have had recent depressive episodes.
Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking about the outbreak.
Ten years ago this weekend, Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,000 people. From the start, the tragedy had a powerful racial component – images of poor, mostly black New Orleans residents stranded on rooftops and crowded amid fetid conditions in what was then the Louisiana Superdome.
Veterans returning from serving in Iraq or Afghanistan say they have found re-entering civilian life to be difficult. A significant share says they have experienced outbursts of anger in daily life. Others say their mental or emotional health is worse since their time in the service, or that they have suffered post-traumatic stress disorder.
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