This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select activities "more than usual" when facing a challenge or stress as of 2018. It was found that 30 percent of U.S. adults stated they ate comfort food "more than usual" when they faced a challenge or problem that made them feel stressed, anxious or sad/depressed.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select activities "more than usual" when facing a challenge or stressful event as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Eat comfort food
30%
Lose your cool
28%
Sleep in/ go to sleep earlier/ nap
27%
Listen to music
26%
Sit and wait it out
17%
Get in touch with/ go see sympathetic people
15%
Exercise
13%
Drink alcohol
11%
Smoke cigarettes
6%
Use drugs/ use prescription meds other than prescribed
Original question: Again when facing challenges or problems in your life that may be stressful, anxiety-producing, or cause you to be sad/depressed, how do these challenges impact your engagement in the
following activities? More than usual, Less than usual, The same as usual, I do not engage in this activity
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AARP. (October 10, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select activities "more than usual" when facing a challenge or stressful event as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946712/common-activities-when-feeling-stressed-anxious-sad-us/
AARP. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select activities "more than usual" when facing a challenge or stressful event as of 2018." Chart. October 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946712/common-activities-when-feeling-stressed-anxious-sad-us/
AARP. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select activities "more than usual" when facing a challenge or stressful event as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946712/common-activities-when-feeling-stressed-anxious-sad-us/
AARP. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Engaged in Select Activities "More than Usual" When Facing a Challenge or Stressful Event as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946712/common-activities-when-feeling-stressed-anxious-sad-us/
AARP, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select activities "more than usual" when facing a challenge or stressful event as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946712/common-activities-when-feeling-stressed-anxious-sad-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who engaged in select activities "more than usual" when facing a challenge or stressful event as of 2018 [Graph], AARP, October 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946712/common-activities-when-feeling-stressed-anxious-sad-us/
