#survey-research

#survey-research

The goal of the Chapman University Survey of American Fears is to collect data annually on the fears, worries and concerns of Americans and how those fears are associated with other attitudes and behaviors. This is the 11th year of the survey, conducted for Chapman by market and survey research firm SSRS using a probability-based method. In 2025, participants were asked about more than 65 fears spanning government, conspiracy theories, crime, the environment, the economy,

Young people are in a bad way; they feel very sad, completely depressed. The worst thing isn't the anxiety, or being glued to their phones, or feeling lonely, or being unemployed, or even knowing that it's impossible for them to buy a house; the worst part is that, until just a few years ago, none of them expected to find themselves in this situation.