American Psychiatric Association polls show the anxiety levels are rising, with concerns about healthcare one of the top drivers, according to a Medscape report.
Here are five key findings:
1. Minority groups including blacks and Hispanics were more anxious about their health than whites. Fifteen percent of white people reported being extremely anxious about their health while 31 percent of Hispanic and 38 percent of black people reported the same.
2. Medicaid recipients were more anxious about their health than those with private insurance.
3. Most of the respondents felt the country is headed in the wrong direction when dealing with the opioid crisis. Around 60 percent feel policy makers should prioritize access to treatment over stricter punishment. Around half of Millennials surveyed said they knew someone addicted to opioids and around 50 percent felt it was "extremely" or "somewhat" easy to access opioids illegally.
4. Overall, two-thirds of the respondents said they were "somewhat" or "extremely" anxious about their own health and their family's health. The respondents were split on whether to attribute their anxiety to the current political climate.
5. Sixty-three percent of the respondents felt climate change was having an impact on their health, with Millennials more likely to believe it than older generations.