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Research Annual survey

Mental Health in America 2026

Preview — illustrative figures This page shows the format of our annual report. The numbers below are placeholders to demonstrate the layout and charts; they are not real findings and should not be cited. Our first survey is fielded at launch, at which point real, sourced data replaces them.

Each year we ask a representative sample of U.S. adults the same validated questions we put in our tools — the PHQ-9, the GAD-7, and standard sleep and stress scales — and publish what we find, along with the complete anonymized dataset for anyone to reuse.

How the survey works

  • Sample: a demographically representative panel of U.S. adults (18+), weighted to Census benchmarks.
  • Instruments: the same validated screeners used across HealthSurvey, so results are comparable and interpretable.
  • Cadence: fielded annually, with the full method and questionnaire published alongside the data.
  • Openness: the anonymized dataset is released under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it, just credit HealthSurvey.org.

Screening positive, by topic

Share of surveyed adults scoring at or above the screening threshold on each measure.

Elevated anxiety (GAD-7) 41% Depression screen (PHQ-9) 34% Poor sleep quality 52% High perceived stress 46%
Illustrative: share of U.S. adults screening positive, by topic (placeholder data).

Anxiety by age group

Younger adults consistently report the highest anxiety — one of the clearest patterns we expect to track over time.

18–24 48% 25–34 44% 35–49 37% 50–64 29% 65+ 21%
Illustrative: elevated anxiety (GAD-7) by age group (placeholder data).

Get the data

When the first survey is fielded, this section will link the full anonymized dataset (CSV), the questionnaire, and the methodology note — all free under CC BY 4.0. Want an early copy or to collaborate? Get in touch.

Reminder: the figures on this preview are illustrative placeholders, not survey results.