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Anxiety

How anxious UK adults say they felt yesterday, scored out of 10 and averaged. Here a higher score means more anxiety.

UK

Q1 2026

3.3/10

Anxiety, UK, Q2 2011 to Q1 2026
PeriodAnxiety (out of 10)
1 Apr 20113.2/10
1 Jul 20113.1/10
1 Oct 20113.1/10
1 Jan 20123.1/10
1 Apr 20123.1/10
1 Jul 20123.0/10
1 Oct 20123.0/10
1 Jan 20133.0/10
1 Apr 20132.9/10
1 Jul 20132.9/10
1 Oct 20133.0/10
1 Jan 20142.9/10
1 Apr 20142.9/10
1 Jul 20142.9/10
1 Oct 20142.9/10
1 Jan 20152.8/10
1 Apr 20152.8/10
1 Jul 20152.8/10
1 Oct 20153.0/10
1 Jan 20162.9/10
1 Apr 20162.9/10
1 Jul 20162.9/10
1 Oct 20162.9/10
1 Jan 20173.0/10
1 Apr 20172.9/10
1 Jul 20172.9/10
1 Oct 20172.9/10
1 Jan 20182.9/10
1 Apr 20182.8/10
1 Jul 20182.9/10
1 Oct 20182.9/10
1 Jan 20192.9/10
1 Apr 20192.9/10
1 Jul 20192.9/10
1 Oct 20193.0/10
1 Jan 20203.3/10
1 Apr 20203.4/10
1 Jul 20203.2/10
1 Oct 20203.4/10
1 Jan 20213.2/10
1 Apr 20213.0/10
1 Jul 20213.1/10
1 Oct 20213.2/10
1 Jan 20223.2/10
1 Apr 20223.2/10
1 Jul 20223.2/10
1 Oct 20223.3/10
1 Jan 20233.3/10
1 Apr 20233.1/10
1 Jul 20233.2/10
1 Oct 20233.3/10
1 Jan 20243.2/10
1 Apr 20243.2/10
1 Jul 20243.1/10
1 Oct 20243.2/10
1 Jan 20253.2/10
1 Apr 20253.2/10
1 Jul 20253.2/10
1 Oct 20253.2/10
1 Jan 20263.3/10
Mean answer to 'Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?' on a scale of 0 to 10, UK adults aged 16 and over. A HIGHER score means more anxiety, the opposite direction to the other three measures. Survey based.

How this is measured

Series
w4
Covers
UK
Published
Quarterly
History
Q2 2011 to Q1 2026
Last published
28 Aug 2026

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