Experiencing the pandemic has had a negative emotional impact on most of us.
Three in ten (31%) say experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic has increased their level of anxiety.
Even with raised stress levels and anxiety, older adults age 50-plus say they are resilient.
For example, roughly four in ten do not bounce back quickly after hard times.
AmeriSpeak is designed to be representative of the U.S. household population.
All data are weighted by age, gender, and race according to the most recent Census population statistics.
A portion of the multicultural samples came from the national survey sample.
The survey was conducted in English and Spanish.
For more information, just contact Cheryl L. Lampkin atclampkin@aarp.org.
For media inquiries, contact External Relations atmedia@aarp.org.
