Americans are plagued by financial anxiety

Via Marketwatch

Americans are stressed out.

People are plagued by financial anxiety, according to the results of an annual poll of 1,004 adults conducted by the American Psychiatric Association released Monday.

This year’s national anxiety score—derived by mean scores on a scale of zero to 100—is 51, a five-point jump since 2017. Two-thirds of respondents said they were extremely or somewhat anxious about paying their bills or expenses. Last year, 56% of people reported financial worries.

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